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Connecticut General Statutes Title 47. Land and Land Titles § 47-4. Rule in Shelley's case, and collateral warranties, abolished

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All grants or devises of an estate in lands, to any person for life and then to his heirs, shall be only an estate for life in the grantee or devisee.  All collateral warranties of lands, made by any ancestor who had no estate of inheritance in the same, at the time of making such warranty, shall be void as against his heirs.

Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Connecticut General Statutes Title 47. Land and Land Titles § 47-4. Rule in Shelley's case, and collateral warranties, abolished - last updated June 28, 2021 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ct/title-47-land-and-land-titles/ct-gen-st-sect-47-4/


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