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.
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Petitioner Geraldine Tyler owned a condominium in Minneapolis and stopped paying property taxes on it when she moved into a new apartment in 2010. See Tyler v. Hennepin Cnty. at 790–91. Minnesota initiated a tax-collection process, and Respondent...
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In 1981, Sharline and Ray Lundgren purchased 10 acres of land in Skagit County, Washington. Lundgren v. Upper Skagit Indian Tribe, 187 Wash.2d 857, at 2. The land had previously belonged to Sharline’s grandmother, who purchased it in 1947. Id. Since...
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In the mid-eighteenth century, Native American Tribes of the Pacific Northwest entered into a series of treaties whereby they relinquished territory but were guaranteed a right to off-reservation fishing. United States v. Washington, No. 13-35474, at...
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Larry Wilkins and Jane Stanton purchased residential property in 1991 and 2004, respectively. Wilkins v. United States at 793. Their properties are located alongside Robbins Gulch Road in Connor, Montana. Id. The road crosses various private properties...