Jerry conveys his apartment “to George for life.” George then conveys the apartment “to Kramer, in fee simple absolute.” What interest does Kramer have in the apartment? A fee simple absolute A life estate, with his own life as the measuring life A life estate pur autre vie, with George as the measuring life A life estate pur autre vie, with Jerry as the measuring life

Jerry conveys his apartment “to George for life, so long as no wild parties are held in the apartment.” Jerry regains the apartment… when George dies, but only if he had held at least one wild party in the apartment when George dies when George holds a wild party in the apartment upon the earlier of George dying or holding a wild party in the apartment

Roper owns an apartment building. He sells an apartment “to Jack, so long as he does not sell it to anyone without allowing Roper the chance to buy it first for its fair market value.” Is this condition valid? Yes, because it’s Roper’s property, so he can do whatever he wants with it. Yes, because a right of first refusal is considered a reasonable restraint on alienation No, because this is an unreasonable restraint on alienation No, because a grantor can never attach conditions when he or she sells property

Jerry conveys his apartment “to George for life, and then to Kramer for life and then to Elaine.” Kramer then sells his interest in the apartment to Newman. Kramer dies while George is alive. When George dies, who will get the apartment? Elaine Newman, until he dies, then Elaine Jerry’s heirs until Newman dies, then Elaine George’s heirs until Newman dies, then Elaine

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