Civil Code (Cap. 16)
Civil Code (Cap. 16), article 738
738. (1) An institution or a legacy is deemed to be made
conjointly, if it depends upon on e and the same disposition, an d the
testator shall not have specifie d the share of each co-heir or co-
legatee in the inheritance or in the thing bequeathed.
(2) The shares are deemed to have been specified, only if the
testator has expressly fixed the share of each. The words "in e qual
parts" or "in equal portions" alone shall not operate so as to bar the
right of accretion.
Legacy is also
deemed to be made
conjointly if thing
bequeathed is not
divisible.
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