Estates and future interests in a nutshell /
by Lawrence W. Waggoner, Thomas P. Gallanis.
- 3rd ed.
- St. Paul, MN : Thomson/West, c2005.
- xxvi, 337 p. ; 19 cm.
- West nutshell series .
- Nutshell series. .
Rev. ed. of: Estates in land and future interests in a nutshell. 2nd ed. 1993. Includes index.
Introduction to estates and future interests -- Classifying possessory estates (a.k.a. present interests) -- Classifying future interests -- Alienability of future interests -- The rule against perpetuities -- Three other rules governing future interests -- Martial estates at common law -- Modern protections for the surviving spouse -- Concurrent estates -- A primer on powers -- Who owns the appointive property? -- Exercising a power -- Effectiveness of the appointment -- Powers and the rule against perpetuities.