Rule in Wild's Case
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Rule in Wild's Case
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The Rule in Wild's Case is a common law rule of construction dating back to 1599 concerning a particular type of ambiguity in devises of real property: If a grantor (O) grants, by deed or will, property to another person (A) with the language "To A and her children", who gets lawful possession of the property? The rule resolves this ambiguity as follows: If A has living children at the time of the grant, A and her children take the property as joint tenants.
If A does not have living children at
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