Rhode Island Statutes

§ 33-6-7 — § 33-6-7. Devise without words of limitation.

Rhode Island § 33-6-7
JurisdictionRhode Island
Title 33Probate practice and procedure
Ch. 33-6Proof and Construction of Wills

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-6-7 (2026).

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§ 33-6-7. Devise without words of limitation.

Whenever any real estate shall be devised without words of limitation, the devise shall be construed to pass the fee simple, or the other whole estate or interest which the testator had power to dispose of by will in the real estate, unless a contrary intention shall appear by the will.

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Legislative History

G.L. 1896, ch. 203, § 14; G.L. 1909, ch. 254, § 14; G.L. 1923, ch. 298, § 14; G.L. 1938, ch. 566, § 14; G.L. 1956, § 33-6-7.

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