Rhode Island Statutes

§ 34-11-8 — § 34-11-8. Form of grants in tail.

Rhode Island § 34-11-8
JurisdictionRhode Island
Title 34Property
Ch. 34-11Form and Effect of Conveyances

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-11-8 (2026).

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§ 34-11-8. Form of grants in tail.

In a deed hereafter made, it shall be sufficient, in the limitation of an estate in tail, to use the words "heirs of the body�, or the words "in tail� without the words "heirs of the body�; and in the limitation of an estate in tail male or in tail female, to use the words "heirs male of the body�, or "heirs female of the body�, or the words "in tail male�, or "in tail female�, as the case requires, without the words "heirs male of the body�, or "heirs female of the body�.

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Legislative History

G.L. 1896, ch. 202, § 21; G.L. 1909, ch. 253, § 21; G.L. 1923, ch. 297, § 21; P.L. 1927, ch. 1056, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 435, § 18; G.L. 1956, § 34-11-8.

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