Civil Code (Cap. 16)
Civil Code (Cap. 16), article 858
858. (1) A person who has accepte d an inheritance cannot
impeach the acceptance, unless such acceptance was the result o f
violence, or of fraud practised upon him.
(2) Nevertheless, if a will is discovered which, at the time of
acceptance, was unknown to the person accepting, such person
shall not be bound to discharge the legacies bequeathed in such will
beyond the value of the inheritance, saving the reserved portio n to
which such person may be entitled.
Period of limitation
as to right of
accepting vacant
inheritance.
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