Civil Code (Cap. 16)
Civil Code (Cap. 16), article 759
759. Where the usufruct o f a thing is left to one person, and the
ownership of the same thing to another person, under the condit ion
that the latter be still alive at the time of the cesser of the usufruct,
it shall be lawful to substitute a third person in the place of the
person in whose favour the ownership is devised in the event of
such condition not being fulfilled.
Disposition under
condition that
cannot be fulfilled
before death of heir
or legatee.
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