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· 6/1/1955

Guilliams v. Koonsman

Citations

  • 279 S.W.2d 579
  • 154 Tex. 401
  • 57 A.L.R. 2d 97
  • 1955 Tex. LEXIS 524

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  • concluding gift subject to condition precedent of survivorship gave devisees contingent remainder
  • setting out the rule used to determine whether a remainder interest has vested
  • setting out the rule used to determine whether a remainder interest has vested
  • explaining the difference between a contingent and a vested remainder
  • law favors vesting of estates at earliest possible period
  • law favors vesting of estates at earliest possible period

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Judges: Calvert

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