Rhode Island General Laws 33-6-7. Devise without words of limitation
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Whenever any real estate shall be devised without words of limitation, the devise shall be construed to pass the fee simple, or the other whole estate or interest which the testator had power to dispose of by will in the real estate, unless a contrary intention shall appear by the will.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 203, § 14; G.L. 1909, ch. 254, § 14; G.L. 1923, ch. 298, § 14; G.L. 1938, ch. 566, § 14; G.L. 1956, § 33-6-7.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 33-6-7
- Devise: To gift property by will.
- Fee simple: Absolute title to property with no limitations or restrictions regarding the person who may inherit it.
- real estate: may be construed to include lands, tenements, and hereditaments and rights thereto and interests therein. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-10
- Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.