Calculate the interest at five and six-tenths percent upon the sum to the income of which or upon the value of the property to the use of which the person is entitled. Multiply this interest by the present value of an annuity of $1 as set opposite the person's age in the table and the product is the gross value of the life estate of such person therein.

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Terms Used In West Virginia Code 43-2-2

  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • Life estate: A property interest limited in duration to the life of the individual holding the interest (life tenant).