El Dorado County (“the County”) is a county in California. Brief for Petitioner, George Sheetz at 3. In 2004, the County adopted a plan that included a section on “transportation and circulation,” setting standards on how the County approaches the...
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An executory interest that follows an interest that another grantee held.
See: Future Interest
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An executory interest that follows an interest that the grantor held.
See: Future Interest
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An estate that has a natural duration that may be cut short once a particular event or condition happens that allows the grantor to take the property back. The particular event is part of the grantor's future interest rather than part of the estate...
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Also called subject to partial divestment. An estate is given to a certain class of individuals (eg. a person's children), one or more of whom must be already ascertained as part of the class and who has satisfied any conditions precedent to vesting...
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A lease for a fixed period of time. For a tenancy for years lease, no notice is needed for termination, the lessee knows the termination date from the outset of the lease.
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French for treasure found. When a person finds valuables such as gold, silver, or diamonds that are hidden in the ground or some other private place and the owner of these is unknown. The finder can usually claim title to the goods against all...
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A common law action for recovery of damages for wrongful taking of personal property.