Civil Code (Cap. 16)
Civil Code (Cap. 16), article 755
755. (1) The substitute shall be bound to perform all such
obligations as may have been imposed on the party for whom he
shall have been substituted, unle ss it shall appear that the te stator
wished to impose such obligations solely on the party called in the
first place.
(2) Nevertheless, such obligations as particularly affect the
person of the heir or legatee shall not, in the absence of an e xpress
declaration to the contrary, be deemed to be operative in regar d to
the substitution.
Proportion of
shares in case of
reciprocal
substitution of
heirs or legatees
taking unequally
among themselves.
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