The doctrine of worthier title and the Rule in Bingham's case is abolished as a rule of law and as a rule of construction. Language in a governing instrument describing the beneficiaries of a disposition as the transferor's "heirs", "heirs at law", "next of kin", "distributees", "relatives", or "family", or language of similar import does not create or presumptively create a reversionary interest in the transferor.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 469.600
Doctrine of worthier title and Rule in Bingham's case abolished, effect of..
Known as the Uniform Fiduciaries Law
The act spans §§ 469–469 (73 sections).
Effective: 28 Aug 2006; (L. 2006 S.B. 892)
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.