- estate in possession
- An estate under which the owner has an immediate right to the possession of the land. Sage v Wheeler, 3 AD 38, 37 NYS 1107. See vested estate.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
estate in possession
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