CMR PRESENT POSSESSORY ESTATES

SUMMARY
CHART

Correlative Correlative
Future Interest Future Interest
Present Estate Examples Duration in Grantor in Third Party

Fee Simple To A & his heirs Forever None None

Absolute

Fee Simple To A & his heirs As long as Possibility of (See Fee Simple
Determinable for so long as . . . condition is met, Reverter Subject to an
until . . . then automat- Executory
while . . . ically to grantor Interest, below)
during . . .

Fee Simple To A & his heirs, Until happening of Right of Entry (See Fee Simple
Subject to but if . . . named event and Subject to an
Condition upon condition reentry by grantor Executory
Subsequent that . . . Interest, below)
provided that . . .

Fee Simple To A & his heirs As long as (See Fee Simple Executory Interest
Subject to an for so long as . . ., condition is met, Determinable,
Executory and if not . . ., to then to third party above)
Interest B

To A & his heirs Until happening of (See Fee Simple Executory Interest
but if . . ., to B event Subject to a
Condition
Subsequent,
above)

Fee Tail To A & the heirs Until A and his Reversion None (but
of his body line die out remainder is
possible)

Life Estate (may To A for life, or Until the end of Reversion None (but see
be defeasible) To A for the life of the measuring life below)
B

To A for life, then Until the end of None Remainder

to B the measuring life

To A for life, but Until the end of Reversion Executory Interest

if . . ., to B the measuring life
or the happening
of the named
event