Rhode Island § 33-6-8 § 33-6-8. Devise to executor or trustee.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 33-6-8 — § 33-6-8. Devise to executor or trustee.

Rhode Island § 33-6-8

Title 33Probate practice and procedure

Ch. 33-6Proof and Construction of Wills

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-6-8 (2026).

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§ 33-6-8. Devise to executor or trustee.
Where any real estate shall be devised to any trustee or executor, 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 definite term
            of years, absolute or determinable, or an estate of freehold, shall be thereby expressly
            given to him or her.
         

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§ 33-6-8. Devise to executor or trustee.

Where any real estate shall be devised to any trustee or executor, 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 definite term of years, absolute or determinable, or an estate of freehold, shall be thereby expressly given to him or her.