- Statute
- Philippine Civil Code
- Article
- Art. 850
- Topic
- Testamentary Succession
- Status
- In force
- Book
- BOOK III DIFFERENT MODES OF ACQUIRING OWNERSHIP Preliminary Provision
- Title
- TITLE IV SUCCESSION
- Chapter
- CHAPTER 2 Testamentary Succession
- Formerly
- Art. 767a of the old Civil Code
- Year
- 1949
The provision
The statement of a false cause for the institution of an heir shall be considered as not written, unless it appears from the will that the testator would not have made such institution if he had known the falsity of such cause. (767a)
Intellegal Wiki · In plain terms
When a will states a false reason for naming someone as an heir, that false reason is simply ignored and the appointment stands—unless the will itself shows the testator would not have named that heir had he known the reason was untrue. Only in that case does the appointment fail. In short, a false motive matters only when it was decisive.
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