All estates heretofore or hereafter created, which, in former times, would have been deemed estates entailed, shall henceforth be held to be estates in fee simple; and every limitation on such an estate shall be held valid, if it would be valid when limited upon an estate in fee simple.
KRS 381.070
Estates tail converted into estates in fee -- Limitation on
Applied in 11 court decisions — leading case Bosworth v. Kilbourn (1947)
Most recently applied in East Kentucky Energy Corp. v. Niece (June 1989)
Effective: October 1, 1942 History: Recodified 1942 Ky
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