A conveyance or devise of land to a person for life and to his heirs in fee, or by words to that effect, shall be construed to vest an estate for life only in the first taker and a fee simple in his heirs. <div
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 33, § 158
Conveyance for life and to heirs in fee
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