![]() ![]() On a case stated the court below filed an opinion and entered a special verdict in favor of the school district. Peters against the East Penn Township School District, Carbon County, to establish that its title to forty square rods (1/4 acre) of ground was a determinable fee which terminated when the use of the land for school purposes was discontinued. This is an action of ejectment brought by Earl C.In view of the public policy favoring the free alienability of land, a deed which would convey an estate in fee simple except for certain words or for a phrase or clause must be interpreted strictly against any such limitation unless the grantor's intention to so limit the fee is clearly expressed or necessarily implied. ![]() The issue before us in the instant case is limited to whether the use of the words "as long as" clearly indicates an intention on the part of the grantor to create at most an estate in fee simple determinable.
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