SECTION 7. - Legacies and Devises Art. 924. All things and rights which are within the c !!

erce " !an #e #e$%eathed r devised. &'()a* Art. 92). A testat r !a+ charge with legacies and devises n t nl+ his c !,%ls r+ heirs #%t als the legatees and devisees. The latter shall #e lia#le " r the charge nl+ t the e-tent " the val%e " the legac+ r the devise received #+ the!. The c !,%ls r+ heirs shall n t #e lia#le " r the charge #e+ nd the a! %nt " the "ree , rti n given the!. &')'a* Art. 92(. .hen the testat r charges ne " the heirs with a legac+ r devise/ he al ne shall #e # %nd. Sh %ld he n t charge an+ ne in ,artic%lar/ all shall #e lia#le in the sa!e ,r , rti n in which the+ !a+ inherit. &')9* Art. 927. I" tw r ! re heirs ta0e , ssessi n " the estate/ the+ shall #e s lidaril+ lia#le " r the l ss r destr%cti n " a thing devised r #e$%eathed/ even th %gh nl+ ne " the! sh %ld have #een negligent. &n* Art. 92'. The heir wh is # %nd t deliver the legac+ r devise shall #e lia#le in case " evicti n/ i" the thing is indeter!inate and is indicated nl+ #+ its 0ind.&'(1* Art. 929. I" the testat r/ heir/ r legatee wns nl+ a ,art "/ r an interest in the thing #e$%eathed/ the legac+ r devise shall #e %nderst d li!ited t s%ch ,art r interest/ %nless the testat r e-,ressl+ declares that he gives the thing in its entiret+. &'(4a* Art. 921. The legac+ r devise " a thing #el nging t an ther ,ers n is v id/ i" the testat r err ne %sl+ #elieved that the thing ,ertained t hi!. 3%t i" the thing #e$%eathed/ th %gh n t #el nging t the testat r when he !ade the will/ a"terwards #ec !es his/ #+ whatever title/ the dis, siti n shall ta0e e""ect. &'(2a* Art. 924. I" the testat r rders that a thing #el nging t an ther #e ac$%ired in rder that it #e given t a legatee r devisee/ the heir %, n wh ! the #ligati n is i!, sed r the estate !%st ac$%ire it and give the sa!e t the legatee r devisee5 #%t i" the wner " the thing re"%ses t alienate the sa!e/ r de!ands an e-cessive ,rice there" r/ the heir r the estate shall nl+ #e #liged t give the 6%st val%e " the thing. &'(4a* Art. 922. The legac+ r devise " a thing which at the ti!e " the e-ec%ti n " the will alread+ #el nged t the legatee r devisee shall #e

ine""ective/ even th %gh an ther ,ers n !a+ have s !e interest therein. I" the testat r e-,ressl+ rders that the thing #e "reed "r ! s%ch interest r enc%!#rance/ the legac+ r devise shall #e valid t that e-tent. &'((a* Art. 922. I" the thing #e$%eathed #el nged t the legatee r devisee at the ti!e " the e-ec%ti n " the will/ the legac+ r devise shall #e with %t e""ect/ even th %gh it !a+ have s%#se$%entl+ alienated #+ hi!. I" the legatee r devisee ac$%ires it grat%it %sl+ a"ter s%ch ti!e/ he can clai! n thing #+ virt%e " the legac+ r devise5 #%t i" it has #een ac$%ired #+ ner %s title he can de!and rei!#%rse!ent "r ! the heir r the estate. &'7'a* Art. 924. I" the testat r sh %ld #e$%eath r devise s !ething ,ledged r ! rtgaged t sec%re a rec vera#le de#t #e" re the e-ec%ti n " the will/ the estate is #liged t ,a+ the de#t/ %nless the c ntrar+ intenti n a,,ears. The sa!e r%le a,,lies when the thing is ,ledged r ! rtgaged a"ter the e-ec%ti n " the will. An+ ther charge/ ,er,et%al r te!, rar+/ with which the thing #e$%eathed is #%rdened/ ,asses with it t the legatee r devisee. &'(7a* Art. 92). The legac+ " a credit against a third ,ers n r " the re!issi n r release " a de#t " the legatee shall #e e""ective nl+ as regards that ,art " the credit r de#t e-isting at the ti!e " the death " the testat r. In the "irst case/ the estate shall c !,l+ with the legac+ #+ assigning t the legatee all rights " acti n it !a+ have against the de#t r. In the sec nd case/ #+ giving the legatee an ac$%ittance/ sh %ld he re$%est ne. In # th cases/ the legac+ shall c !,rise all interests n the credit r de#t which !a+ #e d%e the testat r at the ti!e " his death. &'71a* Art. 92(. The legac+ re"erred t in the ,receding article shall la,se i" the testat r/ a"ter having !ade it/ sh %ld #ring an acti n against the de#t r " r the ,a+!ent " his de#t/ even i" s%ch ,a+!ent sh %ld n t have #een e""ected at the ti!e " his death. The legac+ t the de#t r " the thing ,ledged #+ hi! is %nderst d t discharge nl+ the right " ,ledge. &'74* Art. 927. A generic legac+ " release r re!issi n " de#ts c !,rises th se e-isting at the ti!e " the e-ec%ti n " the will/ #%t n t s%#se$%ent nes. &'72* Art. 92'. A legac+ r devise !ade t a credit r shall n t #e a,,lied t his credit/ %nless the testat r s e-,ressl+ declares.

In the latter case/ the credit r shall have the right t c llect the e-cess/ i" an+/ " the credit r " the legac+ r devise. &'27a* Art. 929. I" the testat r rders the ,a+!ent " what he #elieves he wes #%t d es n t in "act we/ the dis, siti n shall #e c nsidered as n t written. I" as regards a s,eci"ied de#t ! re than the a! %nt there " is rdered ,aid/ the e-cess is n t d%e/ %nless a c ntrar+ intenti n a,,ears. The " reg ing ,r visi ns are with %t ,re6%dice t the "%l"ill!ent " nat%ral #ligati ns. &n* Art. 941. In alternative legacies r devises/ the ch ice is ,res%!ed t #e le"t t the heir %, n wh ! the #ligati n t give the legac+ r devise !a+ #e i!, sed/ r the e-ec%t r r ad!inistrat r " the estate i" n ,artic%lar heir is s #liged. I" the heir/ legatee r devisee/ wh !a+ have #een given the ch ice/ dies #e" re !a0ing it/ this right shall ,ass t the res,ective heirs. Once !ade/ the ch ice is irrev ca#le. In the alternative legacies r devises/ e-ce,t as herein ,r vided/ the ,r visi ns " this C de reg%lating #ligati ns " the sa!e 0ind shall #e #served/ save s%ch ! di"icati ns as !a+ a,,ear "r ! the intenti n e-,ressed #+ the testat r. &'74a* Art. 944. A legac+ " generic ,ers nal ,r ,ert+ shall #e valid even i" there #e n things " the sa!e 0ind in the estate. A devise " indeter!inate real ,r ,ert+ shall #e valid nl+ i" there #e i!! va#le ,r ,ert+ " its 0ind in the estate. The right " ch ice shall #el ng t the e-ec%t r r ad!inistrat r wh shall c !,l+ with the legac+ #+ the deliver+ " a thing which is neither " in"eri r n r " s%,eri r $%alit+. &'7)a* Art. 942. .henever the testat r e-,ressl+ leaves the right " ch ice t the heir/ r t the legatee r devisee/ the " r!er !a+ give r the latter !a+ ch se whichever he !a+ ,re"er. &'7(a* Art. 942. I" the heir/ legatee r devisee cann t !a0e the ch ice/ in case it has #een granted hi!/ his right shall ,ass t his heirs5 #%t a ch ice nce !ade shall #e irrev ca#le. &'77a* Art. 944. A legac+ " r ed%cati n lasts %ntil the legatee is " age/ r #e+ nd the age " !a6 rit+ in rder that the legatee !a+ "inish s !e ,r "essi nal/ v cati nal r general c %rse/ ,r vided he ,%rs%es his c %rse diligentl+. A legac+ " r s%,, rt lasts d%ring the li"eti!e " the legatee/ i" the testat r has n t therwise ,r vided. I" the testat r has n t "i-ed the a! %nt " s%ch legacies/ it shall #e "i-ed in acc rdance with the

s cial standing and the circ%!stances " the legatee and the val%e " the estate. I" the testat r r d%ring his li"eti!e %sed t give the legatee a certain s%! " ! ne+ r ther things #+ wa+ " s%,, rt/ the sa!e a! %nt shall #e dee!ed #e$%eathed/ %nless it #e !ar0edl+ dis,r , rti nate t the val%e " the estate.&'79a* Art. 94). I" a ,eri dical ,ensi n/ r a certain ann%al/ ! nthl+/ r wee0l+ a! %nt is #e$%eathed/ the legatee !a+ ,etiti n the c %rt " r the "irst install!ent %, n the death " the testat r/ and " r the " ll wing nes which shall #e d%e at the #eginning " each ,eri d5 s%ch ,a+!ent shall n t #e ret%rned/ even th %gh the legatee sh %ld die #e" re the e-,irati n " the ,eri d which has c !!enced.&''1a* Art. 94(. I" the thing #e$%eathed sh %ld #e s%#6ect t a %s%"r%ct/ the legatee r devisee shall res,ect s%ch right %ntil it is legall+ e-ting%ished. &'('a* Art. 947. The legatee r devisee ac$%ires a right t the ,%re and si!,le legacies r devises "r ! the death " the testat r/ and trans!its it t his heirs. &''4a* Art. 94'. I" the legac+ r device is " a s,eci"ic and deter!inate thing ,ertaining t the testat r/ the legatee r devisee ac$%ires the wnershi, there " %, n the death " the testat r/ as well as an+ gr wing "r%its/ r %n# rn ""s,ring " ani!als/ r %nc llected inc !e5 #%t n t the inc !e which was d%e and %n,aid #e" re the latter7s death. 8r ! the ! !ent " the testat r7s death/ the thing #e$%eathed shall #e at the ris0 " the legatee r devisee/ wh shall/ there" re/ #ear its l ss r deteri rati n/ and shall #e #ene"ited #+ its increase r i!,r ve!ent/ with %t ,re6%dice t the res, nsi#ilit+ " the e-ec%t r r ad!inistrat r. &''2a* Art. 949. I" the #e$%est sh %ld n t #e " a s,eci"ic and deter!inate thing/ #%t is generic r " $%antit+/ its "r%its and interests "r ! the ti!e " the death " the testat r shall ,ertain t the legatee r devisee i" the testat r has e-,ressl+ s rdered. &''4a* Art. 9)1. I" the estate sh %ld n t #e s%""icient t c ver all the legacies r devises/ their ,a+!ent shall #e !ade in the " ll wing rder9 &4* :e!%nerat r+ legacies r devises5 &2* Legacies r devises declared #+ the testat r t #e ,re"erential5 &2* Legacies " r s%,, rt5 &4* Legacies " r ed%cati n5 &)* Legacies r devises " a s,eci"ic/ deter!inate thing which " r!s a ,art " the estate5

&(* All thers ,r rata. &''7a* Art. 9)4. The delivered with all and in the c nditi death " the testat thing #e$%eathed shall #e its access ries and access ries n in which it !a+ #e %, n the r. &''2a*

Art. 9)2. The heir/ charged with a legac+ r devise/ r the e-ec%t r r ad!inistrat r " the estate/ !%st deliver the ver+ thing #e$%eathed i" he is a#le t d s and cann t discharge this #ligati n #+ ,a+ing its val%e. Legacies " ! ne+ !%st #e ,aid in cash/ even th %gh the heir r the estate !a+ n t have an+. The e-,enses necessar+ " r the deliver+ " the thing #e$%eathed shall #e " r the acc %nt " the heir r the estate/ #%t with %t ,re6%dice t the legiti!e. &''(a* Art. 9)2. The legatee r devisee cann t ta0e , ssessi n " the thing #e$%eathed %, n his wn a%th rit+/ #%t shall re$%est its deliver+ and , ssessi n " the heir charged with the legac+ r devise/ r " the e-ec%t r r ad!inistrat r " the estate sh %ld he #e a%th ri;ed #+ the c %rt t deliver it. &'')a* Art. 9)4. The legatee r devisee cann t acce,t a ,art " the legac+ r devise and re,%diate the ther/ i" the latter #e ner %s. Sh %ld he die #e" re having acce,ted the legac+ r devise/ leaving several heirs/ s !e " the latter !a+ acce,t and the thers !a+ re,%diate the share res,ectivel+ #el nging t the! in the legac+ r devise. &''9a* Art. 9)). The legatee r devisee " tw legacies r devises/ ne " which is ner %s/ cann t ren %nce the ner %s ne and acce,t the ther. I" # th are ner %s r grat%it %s/ he shall #e "ree t acce,t r ren %nce # th/ r t ren %nce either. 3%t i" the testat r intended that the tw legacies r devises sh %ld #e inse,ara#le "r ! each ther/ the legatee r devisee !%st either acce,t r ren %nce # th. An+ c !,%ls r+ heir wh is at the sa!e ti!e a legatee r devisee !a+ waive the inheritance and acce,t the legac+ r devise/ r ren %nce the latter and acce,t the " r!er/ r waive r acce,t # th. &'91a* Art. 9)(. I" the legatee r devisee cann t r is %nwilling t acce,t the legac+ r devise/ r i" the legac+ r devise " r an+ reas n sh %ld #ec !e ine""ective/ it shall #e !erged int the !ass " the estate/ e-ce,t in cases " s%#stit%ti n and " the right " accreti n. &'''a* Art. 9)7. The legac+ r devise shall #e with %t e""ect9 &4* I" the testat r trans" r!s the thing #e$%eathed in s%ch a !anner that it d es

n t retain either the " r! r the den !inati n it had5 &2* I" the testat r #+ an+ title r " r an+ ca%se alienates the thing #e$%eathed r an+ ,art there "/ it #eing %nderst d that in the latter case the legac+ r devise shall #e with %t e""ect nl+ with res,ect t the ,art th%s alienated. I" a"ter the alienati n the thing sh %ld again #el ng t the testat r/ even i" it #e #+ reas n " n%llit+ " the c ntract/ the legac+ r devise shall n t therea"ter #e valid/ %nless the reac$%isiti n shall have #een e""ected #+ virt%e " the e-ercise " the right " re,%rchase5 &2* I" the thing #e$%eathed is t tall+ l st d%ring the li"eti!e " the testat r/ r a"ter his death with %t the heir7s "a%lt. Nevertheless/ the ,ers n #liged t ,a+ the legac+ r devise shall #e lia#le " r evicti n i" the thing #e$%eathed sh %ld n t have #een deter!inate as t its 0ind/ in acc rdance with the ,r visi ns " Article 92'. &'(9a* Art. 9)'. A !ista0e as t the na!e " the thing #e$%eathed r devised/ is " n c nse$%ence/ i" it is , ssi#le t identi"+ the thing which the testat r intended t #e$%eath r devise. &n* Art. 9)9. A dis, siti n !ade in general ter!s in "av r " the testat r7s relatives shall #e %nderst d t #e in "av r " th se nearest in degree. &7)4*