New Hampshire Statutes
§ 551:8 — Limited Estate
New Hampshire § 551:8
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 551:8 (2026).
Text
No express devise of an estate for life or other limited estate shall be enlarged or construed to pass any greater estate, by reason of any devise to the heirs or issue of such person.
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Legislative History
RS 156:5. CS 165:5. GS 174:5. GL 193:5. PS 186:8. PL 297:8. RL 350:8.
Nearby Sections
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§ 551:1
Testators§ 551:10
Child Not Named§ 551:12
Heirs of Legatee§ 551:13
Revocation§ 551:14
Implied§ 551:15
Nuncupative Will§ 551:16
Validity§ 551:17
Donatio Causa Mortis§ 551:2
Requirements§ 551:2-a
Self-Proved Wills§ 551:3
Interested Witness§ 551:4
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Bluebook (online)
New Hampshire § 551:8, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nh/551/551%3A8.