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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. […]

Section 555.2 – Executed Use Confirmed as Legal Estate.

555.2 Executed use confirmed as legal estate. Sec. 2. Every estate which is now held as an use, executed under the laws of this state as they formerly existed, is confirmed as a legal estate. History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 63 ;– CL 1857, 2632 ;– CL 1871, 4115 ;– How. 5564 ;– CL 1897, 8830 […]

Section 555.3 – Right to Possession Deemed Legal Estate.

555.3 Right to possession deemed legal estate. Sec. 3. Every person who, by virtue of any grant, assignment or devise, now is, or hereafter shall be entitled to the actual possession of lands, and the receipt of the rents and profits thereof, in law or in equity shall be deemed to have a legal estate […]

Section 555.5 – Passive Trust; Disposition of Lands, Trustee Interest.

555.5 Passive trust; disposition of lands, trustee interest. Sec. 5. Every disposition of lands, whether by deed or devise, hereafter made, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, shall be directly to the person in whom the right to the possession and the profits shall be intended to be vested, and not to any other, […]

Section 555.6 – Constructive, Resulting or Express Trusts; Preceding Sections Effect.

555.6 Constructive, resulting or express trusts; preceding sections effect. Sec. 6. The preceding sections of this chapter, shall not extend to trusts arising or resulting by implication of law, nor be construed to prevent or affect the creation of such express trusts as are hereinafter authorized and defined. History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 63 ;– CL […]