Thompson, with whom Story concurred, noted that although the U . S . had promised in a compact with Georgia to extinguish the aboriginal title, it had not done so yet, and thus : " [ T ] he state has not even a reversionary interest in the soil . . . . [ U ] ntil this is done, the state can have no claim to the lands . " If the U . S . never extinguished the title, Thompson opined, Georgia could not force the U . S . to specifically perform the compact.
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Charlie's life interest or " pur autre vie " interest ( interest for the life of another, whichever has applied ) and most often the remaining rights of ownership in the property ( the'reversionary interest') devolve to the persons under the terms of the will / rules of intestacy / declaration of trust / trust deed ( UK ) or will / rules of intestacy /'grant or deed of life interest'( or similar ) ( U . S . ) in remainder or revert to the original grantee, depending on terms of Ashley.
