Utah Code § 57-1-10

After-acquired title passes

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Pioneer Builders Co. of Nevada v. K D A Corp. (2012)

Most recently applied in Ashworth v. Bullock (April 2013)

Amended by Chapter 287, 2007 General Session

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(1) If any person conveys any real estate by conveyance purporting to convey the real estate in fee simple absolute, and at the time of the conveyance the person does not have the legal estate in the real estate, but afterwards acquires the legal estate:

(a) the legal estate subsequently acquired immediately passes to the grantee, the grantee's heirs, successors, or assigns; and

(b) the conveyance is as valid as if the legal estate had been in the grantor at the time of the conveyance.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a conveyance by quitclaim deed.

Official source: Utah State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Utah statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.