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rule in WildÂ’s Case

rule in WildÂ’s Case definition - legal

n

A property law rule of construction that considers a property granted to A and AÂ’s children as a fee tail if A has no children as of the effective date of the grant, but as a joint tenancy if A does have children at that time.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
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