Cal. Civil Code § 762 : Estates In Real Property — California Civil Code — Property — Estates In General — Estates of inheritance Date: 14 Sep 2016 TEXT PDF Current through the 2016 Legislative Session Section Seven Hundred and Sixty-two. Every estate of inheritance is a fee, and every such estate, when not defeasible or conditional, is a fee simple or an absolute fee. Ca. Civ. Code § 762