Thompson v. Baxter
Minnesota Supreme Court
119 N.W. 797 (1909)
Relevant factsFree
A residence owner leased property to the defendant for as long as he wished to live in the City of Albert Lea. The plaintiff later bought the residence from the original owner/lessor and sued, claiming the lease only created a tenancy at will that the plaintiff could freely terminate; the trial court and court of appeals both ruled for the defendant, and the plaintiff appealed.
IssueFree
Whether, if a grant is made subject to the possibility that the grant is defeated by a particular event, and there is not a temporal limitation on the grant, the grant is one of a life estate.