Section 44-6-61. Vested and contingent remainders distinguished  


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  •    Remainders are either vested or contingent. A vested remainder is a remainder which is limited to a certain person at a certain time or which is dependent upon the happening of a necessary event. A contingent remainder is a remainder which is limited to an uncertain person or which is dependent upon an event which may or may not happen.
Orig. Code 1863, § 2247; Code 1868, § 2239; Code 1873, § 2265; Code 1882, § 2265; Civil Code 1895, § 3100; Civil Code 1910, § 3676; Code 1933, § 85-703.