Arethusa Lady Dowager Clifford v Earl of Burlington, Lord Clifford and Others: 1680

Tenant for life, with power to make a jointure of andpound;1000 per ann, upon marriage, covenants to make a jointure on his wife of andpound;1000 per ann. Afterwards gives a particular of lands mentioned to be andpound;1000 per ann. which are settled for the jointure, but prove to be but andpound;600 per ann. Decreed the jointure to be made up andpound;1000 per ann. by the issue in tail.
Tenant in tail covenants to settle a jointure and dies, issue in tail not bound by the covenant

Citations:

[1680] EngR 21, (1680-1687) 2 Vern 379, (1680) 23 ER 841

Links:

Commonlii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Trusts

Updated: 02 May 2022; Ref: scu.402232