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" At common law there could be no limitation over of a chattel, but a gift for life carried the absolute interest. "
Reports of Cases in Law and Equity, Argued and Determined in the Supreme ... - Page 245
by Georgia. Supreme Court - 1850
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Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of ..., Volume 3

Great Britain. Court of Chancery, John Herman Merivale - Equity - 1819 - 766 pages
...we KANDALL know that, by our law, there could be no limitation RUSSELL. over of a chattel, but that a gift for life carried the absolute interest. Then...distinction was taken between the use and the property. The use might be given to one for life, and the -property afterwards, to another. A gift for life of...
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Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of Chancery of New-York ..., Volume 5

New York (State). Court of Chancery, William Johnson - Equity - 1822 - 622 pages
...Rolls observed upon the case, that originally, by the English law, there could be no limitation even of a chattel, but a gift for life carried the absolute...distinction was taken between the use and the property. The use might be given to one for life, and the property, afterwards, to another. A gift for (life...
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Commentaries on American Law, Volume 2

James Kent - 1826-1830 - 1827 - 544 pages
...remainder over to B., and the limitation over after the life interest in the chattel has expired, is good. Anciently, there could be no limitation! over of a...but a gift for life carried the absolute interest. T*""" 3 distinction was taken between the use and thp pmnBjjjf- and it was held llistl lllS UscTnught...
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Digest of the Laws of Virginia: Which are of a Permanent Character ..., Volume 1

Joseph Tate - Law - 1841 - 992 pages
...life. Originally we know that, by our law, there could be no limitation over of a chattel, but that a gift for life carried the absolute interest. Then...distinction was taken between the use and the property. The use might be given to one for life, and the property afterwards to another. "A gift for lifo of...
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A Practical Treatise on the Law of Perpetuity: Or, Remoteness in Limitations ...

William David Lewis - Perpetuities - 1843 - 878 pages
...notice. " Originally we know that by our law there could be no limitation-over of a chattel, but that a gift for life carried the absolute interest. Then,...distinction was taken between the use and the property. The use might be given to one for life, and the property afterwards to another. A gift for life of...
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Reports of Cases in Law and Equity, Argued and Determined in the ..., Volume 8

Georgia. Supreme Court - Equity - 1850 - 660 pages
...content myself with transcribing what this Court has said, through my brother LOMPKIN, in Kirkpatrick vs. Davidson, (2 Kelly, 301.) "Anciently, there could...finally, however, settled, that there was nothing iu that distinction, and that a gift for life of a chattel, was a gift of the use only, and the remainder...
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Commentaries on American Law, Volume 2

James Kent - Law - 1848 - 1046 pages
...and the limitation over, after the life interest in the chattel has expired, is good. At common law, there could be no limitation over of a chattel, but...afterwards to another, though the devise over of the « Manning's case, 8 Co. 95. Lampett's case, 10 Co. 46. Child v. Bailey, Cro. J., 459. b 2 Blacks....
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Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of ..., Volume 9

Louisiana. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1855 - 710 pages
...delivery to the first taker, could not be created except by deed, or testament. Anciently, at common law, there could be no limitation over of a chattel, but a gift for life carried the absolute interest But afterwards a distinction was made between M« tux and 44« property, and It finally became a settled...
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Commentaries on American Law, Volumes 1-4

James Kent - Law - 1858 - 966 pages
...and the limitation over, after the lifeinterest in the chattel has expired, is good. At common law there could be no limitation over of a chattel, but...the devise over of the chattel itself would be void, (a) It was finally settled that there was nothing in that distinction, and that a gift for life of...
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Commentaries on American Law, Volume 2

James Kent - Law - 1866 - 954 pages
...and the limitation over, after the life-interest in the chattel has expired, is good. At common law there could be no limitation over of a chattel, but...the devise over of the chattel itself would be void. (e) It was finally settled that there was nothing in that distinction, and that a gift for life of...
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