Where a general and beneficial power to devise the inheritance shall be given to a tenant for life or for years, such tenant shall be deemed to possess an absolute power of disposition, within the meaning and subject to the provisions of §§ 42-1005 to 42-1007.
D.C. Code § 42-1008
Construction of power to devise inheritance given to tenant with limited estate
Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1353, ch. 854, § 1044
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