In the grant 'to A for B's life, with remainder to C,' what is C's interest?

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In the grant 'to A for B's life, with remainder to C,' what is C's interest?

When a grant says to A for B's life, the estate given to A is a life estate measured by B's life (a life estate pur autre vie). Once B dies, A's life estate ends, and the property passes to the named remainder holder, C. Because C is designated to take upon the expiration of the prior estate, C holds a remainder in fee simple. It’s not a life estate for C, and it isn’t a shifting executory interest, since C’s interest simply follows the natural end of A’s life estate. There’s also no reversion to the grantor, as the grant doesn’t reserve any interest back to the grantor. So the correct understanding is that C has a remainder in fee simple.

When a grant says to A for B's life, the estate given to A is a life estate measured by B's life (a life estate pur autre vie). Once B dies, A's life estate ends, and the property passes to the named remainder holder, C. Because C is designated to take upon the expiration of the prior estate, C holds a remainder in fee simple. It’s not a life estate for C, and it isn’t a shifting executory interest, since C’s interest simply follows the natural end of A’s life estate. There’s also no reversion to the grantor, as the grant doesn’t reserve any interest back to the grantor. So the correct understanding is that C has a remainder in fee simple.

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