Curtesy refers to a husband's common law right to a life estate in all lands owned by his deceased wife, provided there were issue born of the marriage who are capable of inheriting the estate.
An issue can refer to securities sold by a corporation, the process of selling new securities, descendants in estate planning, or a point of dispute in legal practice.
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