District of Columbia Statutes
§ 42-1008 — 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 .
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Legislative History
Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1353, ch. 854, § 1044
Nearby Sections
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§ 42-1001
“Power” defined.§ 42-1002
General power.§ 42-1003
Special power.§ 42-1004
Beneficial power.§ 42-1009
Right of grantor to reserve power.§ 42-1011
General powers in trust.§ 42-1012
Special powers in trust.