Property Ownership
An Oklahoma deed that contains the phrase 'to A and the heirs of his body' creates a:
AFee simple absolute
BFee tail (fee simple conditional)✓ Correct
CLife estate
DDefeasible fee
Explanation
The phrase 'to A and the heirs of his body' historically created a fee tail, an estate that passes only to lineal descendants. Oklahoma has abolished the fee tail by statute, converting it to a fee simple in most cases.
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