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· 6/14/1954

Hays v. Cole

Citations

  • 73 So. 2d 258
  • 221 Miss. 459
  • 67 Adv. S. 59
  • 1954 Miss. LEXIS 551

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • a gift of income, with principal payable at a designated age, vests the principal
  • “If there is a present right to a future possession, though that right may be defeated by some future event, contingent or certain, there is nevertheless a vested estate.”
  • “If there is a present right to a future possession, though that right may be defeated by some future event, contingent or certain, there is nevertheless a vested estate.”

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Judges: McGehee, Roberds, Kyle, Holmes, Gillespie

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