beneficial interest

beneficial interest
An expression with variable meaning, dependent on the context in which it appears; that which remains of the estate of a decedent after the payment of debts and the expenses of administration. 28 Am 1 Rev ed Inher T § 388; such an interest as a devisee takes solely for his own use or benefit, and not as the mere holder of the title for the use of another. People v McCormick, 208 Ill 437, 70 NE 350; the right of one having a power of appointment to appoint himself. 41 Am J1st Pow § 3; the interest in a tract of land, the title to which is in the government, of one who has done everything to entitle him to a patent not yet issued by the government to him. Montana Catholic Missions v Missoula County, 200 US 118, 127, 50 L Ed 398, 402, 26 S Ct 197; an interest that will result in an appreciable gain to the holder. Cox's Appeal, 126 Me 256, 137 A 771, 53 ALR 208; an interest of value, worth, advantage, or use. Re Duffy, 228 Iowa 426, 292 NW 165, 128 ALR 943.

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