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DEVISEE LIFE [5 records]

Record 1 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Estates (common law)
  • Property Law (common law)
CONT

... where a devisee for life dies before the testator, a devise which was limited as a contingent remainder may take effect at the testator's death as an executory devise in order to give effect to the testator's intention.

OBS

Devisee [:] A person to whom a devise has been made by will.

OBS

Life: for or lasting throughout the duration of existence; lifelong ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit successoral (common law)
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

Devisee : légataire de biens immobiliers.

OBS

for life [...] viager.

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-06-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
CONT

The word, heirs, is necessary in the grant or donation in order to make a fee, or inheritance. For if land be given to a man for ever, or to him and his assigns for ever, this vests in him but an estate for life.... [This rule] does not extend to devises by will; in which, as they were introduced at the time when the feodal rigor was apace wearing out, a more liberal construction is allowed : and therefore by a devise to a man for ever, or to one and his assigns for ever, or to one in fee-simple, the devisee hath an estate of inheritance; for the intention of the devisor is sufficiently plain from the words of perpetuity annexed, though be hath omitted the legal words of inheritance. But if the devise be to a man and his assigns, without annexing words of perpetuity, there the devisee shall take only an estate for life; for it does not appear the devisor intended any more....(Blackstone, Book II, p. 107-108)

OBS

words of perpetuity: term used in the plural in this context.

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

termes de perpétuité : 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).

OBS

termes de perpétuité : terme utilisé au pluriel dans ce contexte.

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-12-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
DEF

(A)n estate measured by the life of the tenant named in the conveyance or devise. (Cartwright, 1972, p. 327).

CONT

(Conventional life estates) are two in number, namely :(i) The estate for the life of the tenant, which is created by deed, lease, or will for the life of the grantee, lessee, or devisee.(ii) The estate "pur autre vie".(Anger & Honsberger, 2nd ed., 1985, p. 149).

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

domaine pour la vie du tenant; domaine viager ordinaire : termes normalisés par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 4 2012-12-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
DEF

(A) n estate measured by the life of a person other than the grantee, devisee or tenant named in the conveyance or devise.(Cartwright, 1972, p. 327).

CONT

(A)n estate for a person’s own life is considered to be greater than an estate for the life of another. (Anger & Honsberger, 2nd ed., 1985, p. 151).

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

domaine à vie d'autrui : 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).

Spanish

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Record 5 2012-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
CONT

Conventional estates for life may be created by deed or will, either for the life of the grantee or devisee or for the life(or, indeed, lives) of a third person(or persons).(Laskin, Rev. ed., p. 68)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

domaine viager conventionnel : 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).

Spanish

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