Property Ownership

In Michigan, a life estate 'pur autre vie' is measured by:

AThe life of the life tenant
BThe life of a third person (measuring life)✓ Correct
CA fixed 50-year term
DThe life of the remainderman

Explanation

A life estate 'pur autre vie' (for another's life) is measured by the life of a person other than the life tenant — the measuring life. When that person dies, the estate ends regardless of whether the life tenant is still living.

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