Any person seized or possessed of an estate in general or special tail, whether by purchase or descent, shall be held and deemed to be seized and possessed of the same in fee simple, fully and absolutely, without any condition or limitation whatsoever, to that person, that person's heirs and assigns, forever, and shall have full power and authority to sell or devise the same as such person thinks proper; and such estate shall descend under the same rules as other estates in fee simple.
Code 1858, § 2007 (deriv. Acts 1784 (Apr.), ch. 22, § 5); Shan., § 3673; Code 1932, § 7599; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-102.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Chapter 1 - Estates in Property
§ 66-1-101. Words of Inheritance Unnecessary to Create Fee
§ 66-1-102. Estates Tail Abolished
§ 66-1-103. Rule in Shelley's Case Abolished
§ 66-1-104. Construction of “Dying Without heirs.”
§ 66-1-105. Contingent Remainder Supported by Less Than Freehold
§ 66-1-106. Estate With Unlimited Power of Disposition
§ 66-1-107. Survivorship in Joint Tenancy Abolished
§ 66-1-108. Survivorship in Partnership Property
§ 66-1-109. Estate by Entireties Created by Direct Conveyance