Property Ownership
A Minnesota property owner has a life estate 'pur autre vie' in a house. This means the life estate is measured by:
AThe life estate holder's own life
BThe life of another person designated in the grant✓ Correct
CA fixed term of 10 years
DThe duration of the mortgage
Explanation
A life estate 'pur autre vie' (French for 'for another's life') is measured by the life of a person other than the estate holder. If the measuring life (the named third party) dies, the life estate ends even if the estate holder is still alive.
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