Sec. 29. When a remainder on an estate for life, or for years, shall not be limited on a contingency, defeating or avoiding such precedent estate, it shall be construed as intended to take effect only on the death of the first taker, or the expiration, by lapse of time, of such term of years.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 554.29
Remainder not contingency defeating prior estate; construction
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 270 Mich. App. 86 - Wengel v. Wengel (2006)
Most recently applied in 270 Mich. App. 86 - Wengel v. Wengel (May 2006)
R.S. 1846, Ch. 62; CL 1857, 2613; CL 1871, 4096; How. 5545; CL 1897, 8811; CL 1915, 11547; CL 1929, 12949; CL 1948, 554.29
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