Where a patent for lands is issued in the name of a deceased person, the title is vested in the heirs, devisees, or assignees of such person in the same manner as if the patent had issued to such person during life.
Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 7733
Payments, Certificates of Purchase, and Patents
Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 609.
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