Cestui Que Trust

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Meaning of Cestui que trust

He for whose benefit another person is seized of lands or tenements, or is possessed of personal property. He who has a right to a beneficial interest in and out of an estate the legal title to which is vested in another. 2 Washb. Real Prop. 163. Judge Story suggests (1 Eq. Jur. § 321) that the word “beneficiary” be substituted for cestui que trust, and this term has come into very general use as such a substitute.

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English Legal System: Cestui Que Trust

In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Cestui Que Trust : (Norman French, from cestuia que trust, he for whom is the trust)

Formerly, a beneficiary under a trust.

Concept of Cestui que Trust in the context of Real Property

A short definition of Cestui que Trust: One having an equitable interest in property, legal title being vested in a trustee.

Concept of Cestui que Trust in the context of Real Property

A short definition of Cestui que Trust: One having an equitable interest in property, legal title being vested in a trustee.


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