Their estates often are in jeopardy because the expectant heirs show jealousy or cross purposes.

He does speak at length of the rights of expectant heirs, and this should cause some restraints on alienation.

The c.1800 manuscript stated that at around this time, a man who wished to curry favour with the expectant heir (MacLeod of Talisker) attempted to steal the flag.

Kay J cited Evans v Llewellin and Haygarth v Wearing saying equity most commonly interferes in favour of an expectant heir, in his youth, or 'a poor man with imperfect education'.