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Implication Of Life Estates, Distributive Construction And Disposition Of Intermediate Income, Albert M. Kales
Implication Of Life Estates, Distributive Construction And Disposition Of Intermediate Income, Albert M. Kales
Michigan Law Review
The Problems Stated. Suppose a testator makes a devise or bequest to take effect after the death of A, without however expressly giving any interest to A. Does A take a life estate by implication? If not, what happens to the income or the rents and profits? Suppose a testator devise Blackacre to A for life and after the death of A said Blackacre together with other property is devised to B. Here three questions at once arise. Does A take a life estate by implication in the property other than Blackacre? If not, then are the words "after the …