Tennessee § 66-1-102 - Estates tail abolished.
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§ 66-1-102. Estates tail abolished.
Any person seized or possessed of an estate in general or special tail, whether by purchase or descent, shall be held and deemed to be seized and possessed of the same in fee simple, fully and absolutely, without any condition or limitation whatsoever, to that person, that person's heirs and assigns, forever, and shall have full power and authority to sell or devise the same as such person thinks proper; and such estate shall descend under the same rules as other estates in fee simple. Code 1858, § 2007 (deriv. Acts 1784 (Apr.), ch. 22, § 5); Shan., § 3673; Code 1932, § 7599; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-102. Textbooks. Pritchard on Wills and Administration of Estates (4th ed., Phillips and Robinson), § 435. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 9 Tenn. Juris., Deeds, § 27; 11 Tenn. Juris., Estates, §§ 6, 8; 25 Tenn. Juris., Wills, § 134. Law Reviews. Future Interests — Tennessee Style, (Jack D. Jones), 54 Tenn. L. Rev. 413 (1987).
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