North Carolina § 41-6 - 3. Rule in Shelley's case abolished.
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§ 41-6. 3. Rule in Shelley's case abolished.
The rule of property known as the rule in Shelley's case is abolished. This section shall become effective October 1, 1987, and applies to transfers of property that take effect on or after that date. History (1987, c. 706, s. 1.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 1987, c. 706, s. 2, was codified in 2005 as subsection (b) of this section at the direction of the Revisor of Statutes. Legal Periodicals. - For article, "North Carolina Bids Goodbye (Again) to the Rule in Dumpor's Case," see 35 Campbell L. Rev. 193 (2013).
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