Movie Poster of Sense and Sensibility
Suppose Grutz conveys "to Mr. Dashwood and the heirs of his body."
Mr. Dashwood owns Norland Park, a great estate that is the sole source of support for this man of leisure and his family, in Fee Tail.
He has a wife, three daughters, and a son by a previous marriage. His son, John Dashwood, is married to the selfish and mean-spirited Fanny.
Mr. Dashwood becomes ill and is worried about something. What is he worried about and why?
One way to think about this is to ask yourself how Mr. Dashwood's concerns for the support of his wife and daughters would be lessened if he owned a Fee Simple rather than a Fee Tail. Do you understand this?
What could he do for them if he had a Fee Simple?
