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Construction, Reformation, And The Rule Against Perpetuities, Olin L. Browder Jr. Nov 1963

Construction, Reformation, And The Rule Against Perpetuities, Olin L. Browder Jr.

Michigan Law Review

Not long ago, in all the commotion about the doctrine of wait-and-see, a different principle for dealing with the pitfalls in perpetuities law unobtrusively emerged. This was an adaptation of the principle of cy pres to require that provisions, void under the Rule Against Perpetuities, be reformed within the limits of that Rule so as to give effect as closely as possible to the intention of the donor.


Rule Against Perpetuities - Recent Legislation In Massachusetts, Maine And Connecticut, David W. Swanson S.Ed. Mar 1956

Rule Against Perpetuities - Recent Legislation In Massachusetts, Maine And Connecticut, David W. Swanson S.Ed.

Michigan Law Review

Three very significant statutes dealing with the rule against perpetuities and containing identical language in their important provisions have recently been passed in Massachusetts, Maine, and Connecticut. There are three basic provisions. (1) In applying the rule against perpetuities to an interest limited to take effect at or after the termination of one or more life estates in, or lives of, persons in being when the period of the rule begins to run, the validity of the interest shall be determined on the basis of the facts existing at the termination of the life estates or lives. (2) If any …


The Cy Pres Doctrine In Kentucky, John Coleman Covington Jan 1946

The Cy Pres Doctrine In Kentucky, John Coleman Covington

Kentucky Law Journal

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