Michigan § 555.12 - Devise to trustee without power to receive rents and profits; estate of trustee; effect on trust.
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§ 555.12. Devise to trustee without power to receive rents and profits; estate of trustee; effect on trust.
A devise of lands to executors or other trustees, to be sold or mortgaged, when such trustees are not also empowered to receive the rents and profits, shall vest no estate in the trustees; but the trust shall be valid as a power, and the lands shall descend to the heirs, or pass to the devisees of the testator, subject to the execution of the power.
Source: official Michigan text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 555.12 ("Devise to trustee without power to receive rents and profits; estate of trustee; effect on trust.") is part of the Michigan Compiled Laws, the codified statutory law of Michigan. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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