To provide for the situation where the legacies and testamentary burdens imposed on the heir or a legatee are reduced by reason of the limitation of the liability of the heir, as a result of a claim to a compulsory share, or under sections 2187 and 2188, the testator may direct by disposition mortis causa that a legacy or a testamentary burden is to have priority over the other charges.
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Book 5 · Law of succession › Title 4 · Legacies › Section 2189
Directions concerning priority
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