USUFRUCT usufruct (yoo-z<<schwa>>-fr<<schwa>>kt), n.[fr. Latin usufructus Ro!an " ci#i$ $aw.

right to use and enjoy the fruits of another's property for a period without damaging or diminishing it, although the property might naturally deteriorate over time. %n Ro!an $aw, th& usufruct was consi'&r&' a (&rsona$
s&r#itu'&, )i#in) a r&a$ ri)ht. %n modern civil law, th& owner of the usufruct is similar to a life tenant, an' the owner of the thing burdened is the naked owner. La. Ci#. Co'& art. *+*. Cf. ,-.%T-T%/0(+). 1 -$so t&r!&' (&rf&ct usufruct2 usufructus2 (in Scots $aw) $if&r&nt. [Cas&s3 4stat&s in 5ro(&rty 6. C.7.S. 4stat&s 88 9:*, ;, 6*:96, 66<:69;, 6+=, 9>+. Usufructus is ... the right of using and enjoying property belonging to another provided the substance of the property remained unimpaired. More e actly, a usufruct was the right granted to a man personally to use and enjoy, usually for his life ..., the property of another which, when the usufruct ended, was to revert intact to the dominus or his heir. %t !i)ht ?& for a t&r! of y&ars, ?ut &#&n h&r& it was &n'&' ?y '&ath, an' in th& cas& of a cor(oration (which n&#&r 'i&s) !ustinian fi ed the period at "## years. - usufruct !i)ht ?& in $an' or ?ui$'in)s, a s$a#& or ?&ast of ?ur'&n, an' in fact in anythin) &@c&(t thin)s which w&r& '&stroy&' ?y us& ..., th& r&ason, of cours&, ?&in) that it was i!(ossi?$& to r&stor& such thin)s at th& &n' of th& usufruct intact ....A R.B. L&a)&, Ro!an 5ri#at& Law 6;6:;9 (C.,. Ci&)$&r &'., 9' &'. 6D+E). $&)a$ usufruct. A usufruct established by operation of law, such as the right of a surviving spouse to property owned by the deceased spouse. La. Ci#. Co'& art. ;DE. [Cas&s3 Fow&r an' Curt&sy 6, 9D2 4@&cutors an' -'!inistrators 6=<2 Bi$$s 66. C.7.S. Fow&r 88 9, *:<, >6, 6+<:6+;2 4@&cutors an' -'!inistrators 8 +*+2 Bi$$s 88 =<:;=, +;6. Guasi-usufruct. 6. - ri)ht to consu!& thin)s that cannot ?& us&' without ?&in) &@(&n'&' or consu!&', such as !on&y or foo'. H Un$ik& a (&rf&ct usufruct, a Guasi-usufruct actua$$y in#o$#&s a$t&ration an' 'i!inution of th& (ro(&rty us&'. 1 -$so t&r!&' i!(&rf&ct usufruct. 9.Louisiana $aw. - usufruct o#&r consu!a?$& thin)s, such as !on&y or har#&st&' cro(s. La. Ci#. Co'& art. *+;. H $he usufructuary has the right to consume or alienate the consumables and, at the end of the usufruct, to deliver to the naked owner either the value that the things had when the usufruct began or things of the same %uantity and %uality. [Cas&s3 4@&cutors an' -'!inistrators 6=<. C.7.S. 4@&cutors an' -'!inistrators 8 +*+. ITh& Ro!an Jurists, th&r&for&, wou$' not acknow$&')& a usufruct of !on&y2 thou)h, in th&ir '&sir& to carry out th& wish&s of t&stators, th&y ca!& at $&n)th to r&co)niz& a Guasi-usufruct. For t&stators, ?&in) s&$'o! $&arn&' in th& $aw, wou$' oft&n s&t forth as $&)aci&s in th&ir wi$$s th& usufruct of a '&si)nat&' su! .... %n such a cas& th& (&rson na!&' as $&)at&& was a$$ow&' to r&c&i#& th& a!ount ... on )i#in) s&curity that wh&n h& 'i&' th& sa!& a!ount shou$' ?& (ai' out of his own &stat& to th& h&r&s, th& h&ir of th& t&stator. Th& r&$ation h&r&, thou)h ?&arin) so!& r&s&!?$anc& to th& usufruct, was r&a$$y Guit& 'iff&r&nt2 th& (&rson who r&c&i#&' th& !on&y ?&ca!& a?so$ut& own&r of it2 th& h&ir ha' no own&rshi(, nothin) ?ut th& assuranc& of r&c&i#in) an &Gua$ a!ount at so!& futur& ti!&.A 7a!&s ,a'$&y, %ntro'uction to Ro!an Law 6D+ (6;;6). USUFRUCTU-RK usufructuary (yoo-z<<schwa>>-fr<<schwa>>k-choo-&r-&&), a'J. Ro!an " ci#i$ $aw. /f or r&$atin) to a usufruct2 of the nature of a usufruct. usufructuary,n. Ro!an " ci#i$ $aw. /n& having the right to a usufruct& s(&cif., a person who has the right to the benefits of another's property& a life'renter . [Cas&s3 4stat&s in 5ro(&rty 6.

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