<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 43-11-21 - General and beneficial power to devise inheritance--Absolute power to dispose of fee. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2065102Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2065102SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2065102CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2065102Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2065102DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2065102000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2065102SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2065102SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2065102Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=43-11-21"><span class="s2065102SENU">43-11-21</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2065102SENU">. </span><span class="s2065102CL">General and beneficial power to devise inheritance--Absolute power to dispose of fee.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2065102Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2065102DefaultParagraphFont">Where a general and beneficial power to devise the inheritance is given to the owner of an estate for life or for years, he is deemed to possess an absolute power of disposition within the meaning of §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=43-11-18"><span class="s2065102DefaultParagraphFont">43-11-18</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2065102DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=43-11-20"><span class="s2065102DefaultParagraphFont">43-11-20</span></a><span class="s2065102DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2065102Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2065102000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2065102Normal"><span class="s2065102SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2065102SCL-000002"> CivC 1877, § 339; CL 1887, § 2855; RCivC 1903, § 362; RC 1919, § 429; SDC 1939, § 59.0442.</span></p></div></body></html>