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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 442.490

Remainder limited to heirs of a person having a life estate — how disposed of

Known as the Private Landowner Protection Act

The act spans §§ 442–442 (78 sections).

Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 3500); Prior revisions: 1929 § 3110; 1919 § 2269; 1909 § 2874

Where a remainder shall be limited to the heirs, or heirs of the body, of a person to whom a life estate in the same premises shall be given, the persons who, on the termination of the life estate, shall be the heir or heirs of the body of such tenant for life shall be entitled to take as purchasers in fee simple, by virtue of the remainder so limited in them.

Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.