Note 432 — Chapter XX · THE LAW OF PROPERTY.
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An example of a lease in perpetuity is the emphyteusis of Roman law. In consequence of its perpetuity the Roman lawyers were divided in opinion as to the true position of the tenant or emphyteuta, some regarding him as an owner and others as an encumbrancer. The law was finally settled in the latter sense. Just. Inst. III. 24. 3.