In the recent opinion of Knopf v Gray, the Texas Supreme Court instructs as to the essence of a life estate under Texas law. Whatever specific words are used to create a life estate, a testator must express three ideas:
- Any land granted is subject to the limitations that it not be sold;
- That the grantee take care of the land; and
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