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title: O.C.G.A. § 44-6-2. Merger of lesser estate into greater.
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# O.C.G.A. § 44-6-2. Merger of lesser estate into greater.

If two estates in the same property shall unite in the same person in his individual capacity, the lesser estate shall be merged into the greater.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 2253; Code 1868, § 2245; Code 1873, § 2271; Code 1822, § 2271; Civil Code 1895, § 3106; Civil Code 1910, § 3682; Code 1933, § 85-710.

## Law Reviews

For article, ‘‘Descendible Future Interests in Georgia: The Effect of the Preference for Early Vesting,’’ see 7 Ga. L. Rev. 443 (1973).

For comment on Lathem v. Smith, 188 Ga. 472, 4 S.E.2d 27 (1939), see 2 Ga. B.J. 44 (1939).