469.600. Doctrine of worthier title and Rule in Bingham's case abolished, effect of language describing beneficiaries. - Missouri Statutes

Doctrine of worthier title and Rule in Bingham's case abolished,effect of language describing beneficiaries.

469.600. The doctrine of worthier title and the Rule in Bingham'scase is abolished as a rule of law and as a rule of construction. Languagein a governing instrument describing the beneficiaries of a disposition asthe transferor's "heirs", "heirs at law", "next of kin", "distributees","relatives", or "family", or language of similar import does not create orpresumptively create a reversionary interest in the transferor.

(L. 2006 S.B. 892)