Shelley's Case

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Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:citation (1581) 1 Co Rep 93b
76 ER 206
gptkbp:country gptkb:England
gptkbp:date 1581
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Wolstenholme_v._Shelley
gptkbp:historicalSignificance major influence on Anglo-American property law
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shelley's Case
gptkbp:influenced common law property doctrine
gptkbp:judge gptkb:Court_of_King's_Bench
gptkbp:jurisdiction England and Wales
gptkbp:notableFor establishing the Rule in Shelley's Case
gptkbp:principle gptkb:Rule_in_Shelley's_Case
gptkbp:relatedConcept remainder
heirs
fee simple
life estate
gptkbp:status mostly abolished in modern law
gptkbp:subject property law
future interests
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Edward_Coke
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6