{"data":{"id":"us-de/12-del.-c.-205","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"12 Del. C. § 205","heading":"Devise of real estate without limitation.","body":"A devise of real estate, without words of limitation, shall be construed to pass the fee simple, or other whole estate, or interest, which the testator could lawfully devise in such real estate, unless a contrary intention appears by the will.","path":["Title 12. Decedents’ Estates and Fiduciary Relations","Wills","CHAPTER 2. General Provisions","Subchapter I. Tenets and Principles"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title12/c002/sc01/index.html#205","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:15Z","sha256":"e3899726b3c8b0f0992820e014f802c8650e792c89eec5244c7776b0aa619238","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/12-del.-c.-204","next":"us-de/12-del.-c.-206"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}