Section 42-1008 - Construction of power to devise inheritance given to tenant with limited estate

Construction of power to devise inheritance given to tenant with limited estate

Where a general and beneficial power to devise the inheritance shall be given to a tenant for life or for years, such tenant shall be deemed to possess an absolute power of disposition, within the meaning and subject to the provisions of §§ 42-1005 to 42-1007.

CREDIT(S)

(Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1353, ch. 854, § 1044.)

HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES

Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 45-108.
1973 Ed., § 45-1008.

Current through September 13, 2012