charge on devisee
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 67 U.S. 408 - King v. Ackerman · 1862Most cited · 7 citing opinions
fee enlargement rule
where a devisee, whose estate is undefined, is directed to pay the testator's debts or legacies, or a specific sum in gross, he takes an estate in fee. The reason on which this rule is founded is, that if the devisee took a less estate he might be damnified by the determination of his interest before reimbursement of his expenditure.
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