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NeCede's

Maxim 1.5.212

That which is built on the ground devised passes to the devisee.

Quod aedificatur in area legata cedit legato.

Source: Jackson Difficulty 1/5 — Foundational

Explanation

Improvements made upon devised land become part of the devise — the devisee takes the land together with everything built upon it.

Where this applies

  • Someone builds on inherited land and the question is whether the building passes with the land.
  • Improvements made on devised property belong to the person who inherits the land.

Legal domains

Cite this maxim

NeCede Max. 1.5.212 — That which is built on the ground devised passes to the devisee. — Jackson (Quod aedificatur in area legata cedit legato.)

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