If the testator has bequeathed a claim that they have against the heir, or if they have bequeathed a right with which a thing or a right of the heir is charged, the legal relationships extinguished by the merger of a right and an obligation or of a right and a charge as a result of the devolution of the inheritance are deemed not to have been extinguished in relation to the legacy.
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Book 5 · Law of succession › Title 4 · Legacies › Section 2175
Restoration of extinguished legal relationships
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