If two estates in the same property shall unite in the same person in his individual capacity, the lesser estate shall be merged into the greater.
History. Orig. Code 1863, § 2253; Code 1868, § 2245; Code 1873, § 2271; Code 1822, § 2271; Civil Code 1895, § 3106; Civil Code 1910, § 3682; Code 1933, § 85-710.
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For article, “Descendible Future Interests in Georgia: The Effect of the Preference for Early Vesting,” see 7 Ga. L. Rev. 443 (1973).
For comment on Lathem v. Smith, 188 Ga. 472 , 4 S.E.2d 27 (1939), see 2 Ga. B.J. 44 (1939).