Sec. 6. An estate for the life of a third person, whether limited to heirs or otherwise, shall be deemed a freehold only during the life of the grantee or devisee, but after his death it shall be deemed a chattel real.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 554.6
Estate for life of another; nature
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 270 Mich. App. 86 - Wengel v. Wengel (2006)
Most recently applied in 270 Mich. App. 86 - Wengel v. Wengel (May 2006)
R.S. 1846, Ch. 62; CL 1857, 2590; CL 1871, 4073; How. 5522; CL 1897, 8788; CL 1915, 11524; CL 1929, 12926; CL 1948, 554.6
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