Delaware Statutes

§ 205 — Devise of real estate without limitation

Delaware·Title 12·Part Wills·Ch. 2 GENERAL PROVISIONS·Subch. Tenets and Principles
A devise of real estate, without words of limitation, shall be construed to pass the fee simple, or other whole estate, or interest, which the testator could lawfully devise in such real estate, unless a contrary intention appears by the will.

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Legislative History

Code 1852, § 1667; Code 1915, § 3243; Code 1935, § 3707; 12 Del. C. 1953, § 106; 59 Del. Laws, c. 384, § 1

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