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FUTURE FEE SIMPLE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-04-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- possibility of reverter
1, record 1, English, possibility%20of%20reverter
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A possibility of reverter is the interest that remains in the grantor, or in the heirs of the testator, who has conveyed or devised a determinable fee simple. It is a possibility that the grantor or the testator's heirs will reacquire the fee, that is, a vested interest, in the future. Thus, it is a mere possibility and not an estate or interest in land.(Anger and Honsberger, 2nd ed., 1985, p. 381). 1, record 1, English, - possibility%20of%20reverter
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- possibilité de retour
1, record 1, French, possibilit%C3%A9%20de%20retour
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
possibilité de retour : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 1, French, - possibilit%C3%A9%20de%20retour
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-03-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- intermediate estate
1, record 2, English, intermediate%20estate
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An estate intervening(between) the interest giving a right of present possession and the remote future interest, the effect of which is to prevent a merger of such present and future interests to create a fee simple.(Cartwright, 1972, p. 492) 1, record 2, English, - intermediate%20estate
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- domaine intermédiaire
1, record 2, French, domaine%20interm%C3%A9diaire
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
domaine intermédiaire : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 2, French, - domaine%20interm%C3%A9diaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-01-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- future interest
1, record 3, English, future%20interest
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A future interest is an interest in property in which the right to possession or enjoyment of the property is postponed to a future time. Nevertheless, it is a presently existing interest in the property and it is thus part of the total ownership of the property. The fact that a future interest is a presently existing interest implies that it confers present, as well as future, rights and obligations. (Anger & Honsberger, 2nd ed., 1985, p. 335) 1, record 3, English, - future%20interest
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
A doctrine of estates which measured interests in land in terms of duration and recognized that interests could arise successively as segments of an ultimate estate in fee simple invited the working out of a law of future interests. "A future interest may be described as an interest in land or other things in which the privilege of possession or of enjoyment is future and not present. It should be emphasized that the interest is an existing interest from the time of its creation, and is looked upon as a part of the total ownership of land or other thing which is its subject matter. "(Laskin, 1964, p. 327) 1, record 3, English, - future%20interest
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- intérêt futur
1, record 3, French, int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt%20futur
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
intérêt futur : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 3, French, - int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt%20futur
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2013-01-18
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- fee simple determinable with an executory limitation
1, record 4, English, fee%20simple%20determinable%20with%20an%20executory%20limitation
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Suppose land is transferred to A and his heirs until A marries B, and then to B and her heirs. A clearly receives a fee simple determinable by virtue of the express special limitation-"until A marries B"-but if the special limitation becomes operative(i. e., if A marries B), there is a gift over to B which precludes any reverter to the transferor. Since the only kind of future interest that may "follow" a fee simple is an executory interest, B's interest must be an executory interest in fee simple absolute.... The term "fee simple determinable with an executory limitation" would clearly be more convenient than, and as descriptive as, the term adopted by the "Property Restatement"("fee simple with an executory limitation" creating an interest which takes effect at the expiration of a prior interest).(Cunningham, Stoebuck and Whitman, p. 62) 1, record 4, English, - fee%20simple%20determinable%20with%20an%20executory%20limitation
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- fief simple résoluble assorti d'une délimitation non réalisée
1, record 4, French, fief%20simple%20r%C3%A9soluble%20assorti%20d%27une%20d%C3%A9limitation%20non%20r%C3%A9alis%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fief simple résoluble assorti d'une délimitation non réalisée : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 4, French, - fief%20simple%20r%C3%A9soluble%20assorti%20d%27une%20d%C3%A9limitation%20non%20r%C3%A9alis%C3%A9e
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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