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title: O.C.G.A. § 44-1-11. Application and construction of provisions relating to estates.
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# O.C.G.A. § 44-1-11. Application and construction of provisions relating to estates.

(a) Unless otherwise expressly provided, the provisions of this title relating to estates of either real or personal property shall be applicable to both.

(b) The rules of construction applicable to estates of personalty shall be the same as those applicable to estates of realty.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 2225; Code 1868, § 2219; Code 1873, § 2245; Code 1882, § 2245; Civil Code 1895, § 3080; Civil Code 1910, § 3656; Code 1933, § 85-104.

## Cross References

Estates generally, Ch. 6, T. 44.