Heckle and Jeckle buy a house and land as joint tenants.Heckle fights with Jeckle and leaves the house.Jeckle dies and leaves all his property to Tom.What statement best describes the legal rights of Heckle and Tom?

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Joint tenancy includes a right of survivorship, meaning when one joint tenant dies, their interest in the property automatically passes to the surviving joint tenant(s), not to the deceased's heirs or beneficiaries. Therefore, Heckle would become the sole owner of the property upon Jeckle's death, regardless of Jeckle's attempt to leave his share to Tom in a will.

Heckle and Jeckle Buy a House and Land as Joint