Estates tail are abolished, and every estate which would be at common law adjudged to be a fee tail is a fee simple; and if no valid remainder is limited thereon, is a fee simple absolute.
Cal. Civ. Code § 763
Estates in General
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Barnett v. Barnett (1894)
Most recently applied in Barnett v. Barnett (October 1894)
Enacted 1872.
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