§ 70-15-205 — Remainder Limited Upon Fee Tail Valid -- Vesting

70-15-205 . Remainder limited upon fee tail valid -- vesting. When a remainder in fee is limited upon any estate that would by the common law be adjudged a fee tail, the remainder is valid as a contingent limitation upon a fee and vests in possession on the death of the first taker without issue living at the time of the first taker's death.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 1213, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 4484, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 6726, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 764; Based on Field Civ. C. Sec. 221; re-en. Sec. 6726, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 67-505; amd. Sec. 2112, Ch. 56, L. 2009.