Every devise shall convey the entire estate of the testator in the lands, unless the contrary intent plainly appear from the words and context of the will.
Code 1858, § 2164 (deriv. Acts 1784 (Apr.), ch. 22, § 12); Shan., § 3897; Code 1932, § 8091; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 32-302.
Cross-References. Unlimited power of disposition given to owner of estate for life or years, effect, §66-1-106.
Words passing estate of grantor or devisor in land, §66-5-101.
Textbooks. Pritchard on Wills and Administration of Estates (4th ed., Phillips and Robinson), §§ 303, 427.
Tennessee Jurisprudence, 25 Tenn. Juris., Wills, §§ 119, 131.
Law Reviews.
Bringing Tennessee into the Twentieth Century Re Possibilities of Reverter, Powers of Termination and Executory Interests When Used as Land Control Devices (Nicholas L. White), 15 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 555 (1985).
Wills — Precatory Words Insufficient to Create a Trust, 15 Tenn. L. Rev. 729 (1939).