Section 44-6-23. Construction of words such as "heirs" or "heirs of body."

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Limitations over to "heirs," "heirs of the body," "lineal heirs," "lawful heirs," "issue," or words of similar meaning shall be held to mean "children" whether the parents are alive or dead. Under such words the children and the descendants of deceased children by representation in being at the time of the vesting of the estate shall take.

Orig. Code 1863, § 2229; Code 1868, § 2223; Code 1873, § 2249; Code 1882, § 2249; Civil Code 1895, § 3084; Civil Code 1910, § 3360; Code 1933, § 85-504.

                    
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