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Chapter 62. Of The Nature And Qualities Of Estates In Real And Personal Property, And The Alienation Thereof.
554.6 Estate for life of another; nature.
Sec. 6.
An estate for the life of a third person, whether limited to heirs or otherwise, shall be deemed a freehold only during the life of the grantee or devisee, but after his death it shall be deemed a chattel real.
History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 62 ;-- CL 1857, 2590 ;-- CL 1871, 4073 ;-- How. 5522 ;-- CL 1897, 8788 ;-- CL 1915, 11524 ;-- CL 1929, 12926 ;-- CL 1948, 554.6
