Oklahoma § 84-142 - Death of devisee or legatee before testator - Rights of
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 84-142 — Death of devisee or legatee before testator - Rights of, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 84-142. Death of devisee or legatee before testator - Rights of
descendants.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 84. Wills and Succession
When any estate is devised or bequeathed to any child or other
relation of the testator, and the devisee or legatee dies before the
testator, leaving lineal descendants, such descendants take the
estate so given by the will, in the same manner as the devisee or
legatee would have done had he survived the testator. R.L. 1910,
Sec. 8376; Laws 1945, p. 414, Sec. 1.
R.L.1910, § 8376; Laws 1945, p. 414, § 1.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 84-142 ("Death of devisee or legatee before testator - Rights of") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. 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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