Property Ownership

A 'life estate pur autre vie' is a life estate measured by:

AThe life tenant's own life
BThe life of a third person other than the life tenant✓ Correct
CA fixed term of years
DThe duration of a marriage

Explanation

A life estate pur autre vie ('for the life of another') measures the estate by the life of a person other than the life tenant. The life tenant holds the estate only as long as the measuring life (third person) is alive.

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