New York Conveyance By Tenant For Life Or Years Of Greater Estate Than Possessed.




 
    §  247.  Conveyance by tenant for life or years of greater estate than
  possessed.   A conveyance made by a tenant  for  life  or  years,  of  a
  greater  estate than he possesses, or can lawfully convey, does not work
  a forfeiture of his estate, but passes to the  grantee  all  the  title,
  estate or interest which such tenant can lawfully convey.