A conveyance or devise of land to a person for life and to his heirs in fee, or by words to that effect, shall be construed to vest an estate for life only in the first taker and a fee simple in his heirs.
Conveyance for life and to heirs in fee
33 M.R.S. § 158, under CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE.
33 M.R.S. § 158