A devise of the land of the testator, or of the land of the testator in any place or occupied by any person mentioned in his will or otherwise described in a general manner, and any other general devise which would describe a leasehold estate, if the testator had no freehold estate which could be described by it, shall be construed to include his leasehold estates, or any of them to which the description extends, as well as freehold estates, unless a contrary intention appears in the will.
Effective: October 1, 1942
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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 394.340

  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.

History: Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky.
Stat. sec. 4844.