E + I Problems

Question 1

O grants Blackacre “to A so long as A does not serve alcohol on Blackacre.”

O’s future interest is called:

Answer 1

Possibility of Reverter

Question 2

O grants Blackacre “to A, but if A serves alcohol on Blackacre, then back to O.”

O’s future interest is called…

Answer 2

Right of Entry

Question 3

O, who owns a fee simple absolute in Blackacre, conveys Blackacre “to A for life.” A subsequently conveys “all my right, title, and interest in Blackacre to B.” Several years later, B dies. A is still alive. What is the state of title in Blackacre?

Answer 3

B’s successors in interest have a life estate pur autre vie (A’s life) with a reversion in fee simple absolute to O.

Question 4

O, who owns a fee simple absolute in Blackacre, conveys Blackacre “to A for life, then to B if B survives A, but if A survives B then to C.” What will the state of Blackacre’s title be if B dies and A survives?

Answer 4

A has a life estate, and C has a vested remainder in fee simple absolute.

Question 5

Consider the following grant. “To A for life, then to B, but if B stops using Blackacre as a farm, then to C.”

Describe C’s interest.

Answer 5

Shifting executory interest in fee simple absolute

Question 6

Consider the following grant. “To A for life, then to B, but if B stops using Blackacre as a farm, then to C.”

Describe B’s interest

Answer 6

Vested remainder in FSA subject to an executory limitation