A Tenancy-in-Chief without a male tenant was likely to escheat, that is revert to the Crown.
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If he did not comply with the law, the gift became " caducum " ( subject to escheat ).
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Escheat was the reversion of the estate on a grant in fee simple upon a failure of the heirs of the owner.
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Specific exceptions to the general rule of federal preemption exist such as some contract law, escheat law, and insurance law.
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Unclaimed bank funds fall under " escheat laws " that typically require that such funds be turned over to the state.
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In addition, the state grants the fund all fines, fees, forfeitures, and unclaimed property that escheats to the state.
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After Aubrey's death the Crown held Piddington in escheat foir several years before it passed to his heir, Reynold de Dammartin.
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Instead, the Secretary advised the Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island that the government would not recommend assent to any bill advocating escheat.
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An escheat of the land ( a reclamation of the land by the overlord ) would allow the owner to take control of the land.
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For example, records of the Launceston Eyre of 1284 show Edmund successfully resisting the King's attempted assertion of escheat rights over Cornwall.
