Every conveyance of real estate passes all the interest of the grantor therein, unless a contrary intent can be reasonably inferred from the terms used.
Iowa Code § 557.3
Conveyance passes grantor’s interest
Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case Rausch v. Devine (2003)
Most recently applied in Phipps v. United States (April 2016)
[C51, §1201; R60, §2209; C73, §1930; C97, §2914; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10042; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §557.3]
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Official source: Iowa Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Iowa statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.