A fee simple title is presumed to be intended to pass by a conveyance of real estate, unless it appears from the conveyance that a lesser estate was intended.
Utah Code § 57-1-3
Grant of fee simple presumed
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Winegar v. Froerer Corp. (1991)
Most recently applied in Town of Dutch John v. Daggett Cnty. (February 2019)
No Change Since 1953
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Official source: Utah State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Utah statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.