Sec. 43. Estates, in respect to the number and connection of their owners, are divided into estates in severalty, in joint tenancy, and in common; the nature and properties of which respectively, shall continue to be such as are now established by law, except so far as the same may be modified by the provisions of this chapter.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 554.43
Estates; kinds in respect to number and connection of owners; nature
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 171 Mich. App. 635 - Quinlan Investment Co. v. THE MEEHAN COMPANIES, INC. (1988)
Most recently applied in 273 Mich. App. 432 - Kay Investment Co., LLC v. Brody Realty No. 1, LLC (March 2007)
R.S. 1846, Ch. 62; CL 1857, 2627; CL 1871, 4110; How. 5559; CL 1897, 8825; CL 1915, 11561; CL 1929, 12963; CL 1948, 554.43
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