Statute · California Civil Code
Cal. Civ. Code § 1108 — Effect of Transfer
Cal. Civ. Code § 1108
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Civil Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
A grant made by the owner of an estate for life or years, purporting to transfer a greater estate than he could lawfully transfer, does not work a forfeiture of his estate, but passes to the grantee all the estate which the grantor could lawfully transfer.
Citator
Cal. Civ. Code § 1108 — Effect of Transfer is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
A grant made by the owner of an estate for life or years, purporting to transfer a greater estate than he could lawfully transfer, does not work a forfeiture of his estate, but passes to the grantee all the estate which the grantor could lawfully transfer.