Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 34.27.020 (2026)
Abolition of the common law rule in Shelley's case
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Sec. 34.27.020. Abolition of the common law rule in Shelley's case.
If real property is granted or devised to a person and after the person's death, to the person's heirs or the heirs of the person's body, however the grant or devise is expressed, an estate for life only vests in the person, and a remainder goes to the person's heirs or the heirs of the person's body as purchasers.
If real property is granted or devised to a person and after the person's death, to the person's heirs or the heirs of the person's body, however the grant or devise is expressed, an estate for life only vests in the person, and a remainder goes to the person's heirs or the heirs of the person's body as purchasers.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 1989–1989 · leading case: Pound v. Shorter, 377 S.E.2d 854 (Ga. 1989).
Pound v. Shorter, 377 S.E.2d 854 (Ga. 1989). “Alaska Stat. § 34.27.020 (1983); Iowa Code § 558.”
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