Tennessee § 66-1-105 - Contingent remainder supported by less than freehold.
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§ 66-1-105. Contingent remainder supported by less than freehold.
It shall not be necessary, as at common law, that a contingent remainder be supported by a particular estate of the dignity of a freehold, but it shall be sufficient and lawful for contingent remainders to be supported by a preceding estate for years. Acts 1877, ch. 102, § 1; Shan., § 3676; Code 1932, § 7602; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-105. Textbooks. Pritchard on Wills and Administration of Estates (4th ed., Phillips and Robinson), § 171. Law Reviews. Destructibility of Contingent Remainders in Tennessee (Jack D. Jones and William R. Heck), 42 Tenn. L. Rev. 761 (1975).
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Section 66-1-105 ("Contingent remainder supported by less than freehold.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. 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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