When a tenant for life grants his estate to a man and his heirs, as these words, though apt and proper to create an estate tail, cannot do so, because the grantor, being only tenant for life, cannot grant in perpetuum, therefore they are said to create an estate tail quasi, or improper. Brown. … [Read more...] about ESTATE TAIL, QUASI
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ESTOPPEL IN PAIS
See estoppel. … [Read more...] about ESTOPPEL IN PAIS
ESTATE TAX
Federal tax that is due on the value of an estate at the death of the owner. … [Read more...] about ESTATE TAX
ESTOVERIIS HABENDIS
A writ for a wife judicially separated to recover her alimony or estovers. Obsolete. … [Read more...] about ESTOVERIIS HABENDIS
ESTATE TAXES
Taxes imposed by the state or federal government on the estate of a deceased person and passed to the living. Federal estate tax requirements are now in a state of flux and may be changed dramatically in the year 2011. States also impose their own estate taxes or inheritance taxes. … [Read more...] about ESTATE TAXES