Executory Devise in United States
Executory Devise Definition
A limitation by will of a future estate in lands or chattels. 38 Pa. St. 294. A devise of an estate to take effect upon some contingency subsequent to the testator’s death. As to chattels, it is more properly called an “executory bequest.” It differs from a remainder, in that it needs no particular estate to support it. See 6 Wall. (U. S.) 475.
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| Executory Devise | Executory Devise in the European Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Executory Devise | Executory Devise in the Asian Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Executory Devise | Executory Devise in the UK Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Executory Devise | Executory Devise in the Australian Legal Encyclopedia. |
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| Executory Devise | Executory Devise in the Commercial Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
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Legal Issue for Attorneys
A limitation by will of a future estate in lands or chattels. 38 Pa. St. 294. A devise of an estate to take effect upon some contingency subsequent to the testator’s death. As to chattels, it is more properly called an “executory bequest.” It differs from a remainder, in that it needs no particular estate to support it. See 6 Wall. (U. S.) 475.
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