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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. 1846, Ch. 63 ;– CL 1857, 2631 ;– CL 1871, 4114 ;– How. 5563 ;– CL 1897, 8829 ;– CL 1915, 11565 ;– CL 1929, 12967 ;– CL 1948, 555.1