The tenant for life in personalty shall not remove such personalty outside this state without the consent of the remainderman. If the tenant for life fraudulently attempts to remove the personalty, he shall forfeit his interest therein; if he attempts to do so without fraud, the remainderman or reversioner shall be entitled to the writ of ne exeat to restrain him.
History. Laws 1830, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 527; Code 1863, § 2243; Code 1868, § 2235; Code 1873, § 2261; Code 1882, § 2261; Civil Code 1895, § 3096; Civil Code 1910, § 3672; Code 1933, § 85-1708.
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§ 44-6-80. Nature of Life Estates; Estates During Widowhood
§ 44-6-81. Length of Life Estate
§ 44-6-82. How and in What Property Life Estate May Be Created
§ 44-6-83. Rights and Duties of Life Tenant; Forfeiture of Interest to Remainderman
§ 44-6-84. Ownership of Increase of Property
§ 44-6-85. When Life Tenant Entitled to Emblements
§ 44-6-86. Rights of Lessee Upon Termination of Life Estate
§ 44-6-87. Effect of Purported Sale of Estate by Life Tenant
§ 44-6-88. Demand for Bond by Purchaser of Life Estate in Personalty; Effect of Failure to Give Bond
§ 44-6-89. Removal of Personalty Beyond State by Life Tenant; Forfeiture; Restraint
§ 44-6-90. Jurisdiction of Judge of Superior Court as to Life Estates and Contingent Remainders