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§ 57-1-4. Attempted conveyance of more than grantor owns -- Effect.

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Utah Code › Title 57 › Chapter 57-1 › § 57-1-4

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A conveyance made by an owner of an estate for life or years, purporting to convey a greater estate than the owner could lawfully transfer, does not work a forfeiture of the estate, but passes to the grantee all the estate which the grantor could lawfully transfer.

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§ 57-1-4. Attempted conveyance of more than grantor owns -- Effect. · Utah Code § 57-1-4 | Frix