> Even the silly confusing ones have a long life. E.g. "Rule against perpetuities" That wouldn't be my go-to example of a silly law. It's what prevents control

> Even the silly confusing ones have a long life. E.g. "Rule against perpetuities" That wouldn't be my go-to example of a silly law. It's what prevents control of property from remaining permanently with the will of a dead person who managed to own the property outright. It says that, at some point, the will can have no more influence and full ownership vests in someone who's alive.