The term "heirs", or other technical words of inheritance, shall not be necessary to create and convey an estate in fee simple. All conveyances heretofore made omitting the word "heirs", or other technical words of inheritance, but not limiting the estate conveyed, are hereby validated as and are declared to be conveyances of an estate in fee simple.
RCW 64.04.060
Word "heirs" unnecessary.
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 54 Wash. 2d 161 - Nelson v. Bailey (1959)
Most recently applied in In re the Estate of Taylor (June 1982)
1931 c 20 s 1; RRS s 10558
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