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Section 555.11 – Express Trust; Purpose of Creation.

555.11 Express trust; purpose of creation. Sec. 11. Express trusts may be created for any or either of the following purposes: First. To sell lands for the benefit of creditors: Second. To sell, mortgage or lease lands, for the benefit of legatees, or for the purpose of satisfying any charge thereon: Third. To receive the […]

Section 555.15 – Trust as Valid Power; Land Descent.

555.15 Trust as valid power; land descent. Sec. 15. In every case where the trust shall be valid as a power, the land to which the trust relates, shall remain in, or descend to the persons otherwise entitled, subject to the execution of the trust as a power. History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 63 ;– CL […]

Section 555.16 – Express Trust; Beneficiary, Trustee Estates, Beneficiary Right.

555.16 Express trust; beneficiary, trustee estates, beneficiary right. Sec. 16. Every express trust, valid as such in its creation, except as herein otherwise provided, shall vest the whole estate in the trustees, in law and in equity, subject only to the execution of the trust; and the person for whose benefit the trust was created, […]

Section 555.1 – Uses and Trusts; Extent of Abolition; Interests Deemed Legal.

555.1 Uses and trusts; extent of abolition; interests deemed legal. Sec. 1. Uses and trusts, except as authorized and modified in this chapter, are abolished, and every estate and interest in lands shall be deemed a legal right, cognizable as such in the courts of law, except when otherwise provided in this title. History: R.S. […]