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G.'s second son with like remainders over, and remainders with like remainders over to his other sons successively, remainder to F. G.'s daughters as tenants in tail with cross remainders in tail, remainder to F. G. and his heirs. It will be observed that no estates are given to the daughters of F. G.'s sons' sons. F. G. died without having had any issue. The question was whether the ultimate limitation to him was good. It was contended that the doctrine of cy près should be applied and the sons of F. G. given estates in tail male, with contingent limitations upon failure of issue male of the sons, to such sons in tail general, but the court held that the doctrine could not be applied, because it would let in persons (namely daughters of the sons' sons) who were excluded by the terms of the devise. The court went on and held that the ultimate remainder was void. How they reached this last result is not entirely clear. It cannot be because the ultimate limitation was void for remoteness, for it was a vested remainder. No other reason is given either by Farwell J. or by the Court of Appeal. But a reason is given in the argument of counsel in the Court of Appeal. It is there said that the ultimate limitation according to the authorities is void as following a series of void limitations, though those authorities are not binding on the House of Lords.' This idea, that a limitation not itself void for remoteness is bad if it follows limitations void for remoteness, probably made its |