Statements (21)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:law
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| gptkbp:abolished |
gptkb:England
many U.S. states |
| gptkbp:appliesTo |
property law
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| gptkbp:category |
gptkb:law
real property law |
| gptkbp:citation |
Shelley's Case (1581) 1 Co Rep 93b
|
| gptkbp:concerns |
inheritance
future interests |
| gptkbp:effect |
merges life estate and remainder in heirs into a single estate
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| gptkbp:formedBy |
1581
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Rule in Shelley's Case
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| gptkbp:influenced |
American property law
|
| gptkbp:namedAfter |
Shelley v. Shelley
|
| gptkbp:originatedIn |
English common law
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
to prevent splitting of estates between life tenants and heirs
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
Doctrine of Worthier Title
|
| gptkbp:repealedBy |
Law of Property Act 1925 (England)
|
| gptkbp:state |
if a freehold estate is given to a person, and by the same instrument a remainder is limited to the heirs or the heirs of the body of that person, the remainder vests in the person as a fee simple or fee tail
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Rule_in_Shelley's_Case
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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