Property Ownership
A 'life estate pur autre vie' is a life estate measured by:
AThe life of the life tenant
BThe life of a specified third party (not the life tenant)✓ Correct
CA fixed term of years
DThe life of the remainderman
Explanation
A life estate pur autre vie ('for the life of another') is measured by the life of a person other than the life tenant. When the measuring life dies, the life estate ends and property passes to the remainderman.
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