Where under a will a remainder is devised which is limited to the heirs, or heirs of the body of a person to whom a life estate in the same premises is devised, the persons who, on the termination of the life estate, are the heirs, or heirs of the body of the life tenant, are entitled to take as purchasers in fee simple, by virtue of the remainder so limited in them.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 474.470
Rule in Shelley's case abolished, effect
Known as the Missouri Electronic Wills and Electronic Estate Planning Documents Act
The act spans §§ 474–474 (79 sections).
Effective: 28 Aug 1955; (RSMo 1939 § 563, A.L. 1955 p. 385 § 276); Prior revisions: 1929 § 562; 1919 § 555; 1909 § 578
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.