Perpetuities: Basic Clarity, Muddled Reform

Authors

Robert L. Fletcher, University of Washington School of Law

Abstract

This piece is intended to present the Rule Against Perpetuities, including its recent modifications, simply and understandably. Because the Rule's mechanics, even in their neatest and purest form, have seemed beyond average comprehension, the explanation given here largely brushes over minor variants in the common law expression of the Rule and its operation. The goal is to ensure that the real core of the Rule is clearly portrayed.

First Page

791

Recommended Citation

Robert L. Fletcher, Perpetuities: Basic Clarity, Muddled Reform, 63 Wash. L. Rev. 791 (1988).
Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.uw.edu/wlr/vol63/iss4/17