Nev. Rev. Stat. § 111.101
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Abolishment of Rule in Shelley's Case
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If land is granted or devised to a person and after the person’s death to his or her heirs or the heirs of his or her body, regardless of how the grant or devise is expressed, an estate for life vests in that person and his or her heirs take the remainder pursuant to the grant or devise and not through that person. The purpose of this section is to abolish the Rule in Shelley's Case.
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