Civil Code (Cap. 16), article 778

778. In case of the death, absence, renunciation, or illness of the only executor, or of all the executors-nominate, the execut ion of the will shall vest in the heirs, unless the court of voluntary jurisdiction, with the consent of such heirs, or, the court of contentious jurisdiction, for just cause on the demand of any interested party, shall have conferred the office upon another person. § VIII. O F THE OPENING AND PUBLICATION OF WILLS Opening of secret will. Cap. 12.