Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 184, § 10 (2026)

Acts of owner of precedent estate upon expectant estate; effect

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Section 10. No expectant estate shall be defeated or barred by an alienation or other act of the owner of the precedent estate, nor by the destruction of such precedent estate by disseisin, forfeiture, surrender or merger.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2006–2006 · leading case: Clark v. Mead Realty Grp., Inc., 854 N.E.2d 972 (Mass. App. Ct. 2006).

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Clark v. Mead Realty Grp., Inc., 854 N.E.2d 972 (Mass. App. Ct. 2006). “183, § 17; and G. L. c. 184, § 10, and find no argument or authority persuasive as to the applicability of these statutes which, when simply read, do not apply to the claim that Mead Realty was required to fulfil the terms of the agreement.”

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