Grant valid pro tanto

N.D. Cent. Code § 47-10-09
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47-10-09. Grant valid pro tanto A grant made by the owner of an estate for life or years, purporting to transfer a greater estate than the owner could transfer lawfully, does not work a forfeiture of the owner's estate but passes to the grantee all the estate which the grantor could lawfully transfer.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t47c10.pdf#nameddest=47-10-09Fetched: 10/16/2026

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