Every devise of land in any will shall be construed to convey all the estate of the devisor therein which he or she could lawfully devise, unless it shall clearly appear by the will that he or she intended to convey a less estate.
RCW 11.12.170
Devise of land, what passes.
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case 73 Wash. App. 745 - Matter of Estate of Price (1994)
Most recently applied in Snohomish Drug Task Force v. 414 Newberg (August 2009)
2010 c 8 s 2013; 1965 c 145 s 11.12.170
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Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.