§ 35-4-232 — Conveyance of Greater Estate by Tenant for Life or Years Passes His Estate

A conveyance made by a tenant for life or years, purporting to convey a greater interest than he possesses or can lawfully convey, does not work a forfeiture of his estate but passes to the grantee all the estate which the tenant could lawfully convey.

Legislative History

(Code 1852, §1317; Code 1867, §1587; Code 1876, §2196; Code 1886, §1842; Code 1896, §1036; Code 1907, §3405; Code 1923, §6909; Code 1940, T. 47, §143.)