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

(Enacted 1872.)

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Terms Used In California Civil Code 1108

  • Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.