Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 184, § 9 (2026)

Conveyance by tenant for life or years of greater estate

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Section 9. A conveyance by a tenant for life or years which purports to grant a greater estate than he possesses or can lawfully convey shall not work a forfeiture of his estate, but shall pass to the grantee all the estate which such tenant can lawfully convey.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1935–2015 · leading case: Fin. Freedom Acquisition, LLC v. Laroche, 32 Mass. L. Rptr. 540 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2015).

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Fin. Freedom Acquisition, LLC v. Laroche, 32 Mass. L. Rptr. 540 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2015). · cites it 2× “See G.L.c. 184, §9; Poulos v. Fin. Freedom, 21 LCR 411 , 414 (Mass.”

Perkins v. Anderson, 198 N.E. 606 (Mass. 1935). “G. L. c. 184, § 9; c. 183, § 2. There was no error in the denial of certain requests for rulings made by the demandant.”

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