Statute
Civil Code
Article
Art. 851
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
Year
1949
Cited by
A Supreme Court decision

The provision

If the testator has instituted only one heir, and the institution is limited to an aliquot part of the inheritance, legal succession takes place with respect to the remainder of the estate. The same rule applies if the testator has instituted several heirs, each being limited to an aliquot part, and all the parts do not cover the whole inheritance. (n)

Intellegal Wiki · In plain terms

When a testator names just one heir but limits that heir to only a fraction (an aliquot part) of the estate, the leftover portion passes by legal (intestate) succession. The same happens when several heirs are each given only a fraction and those fractions together do not cover the whole estate.

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Civil Code, Art. 851 is found in CHAPTER 2 Testamentary Succession of TITLE IV SUCCESSION of BOOK III DIFFERENT MODES OF ACQUIRING OWNERSHIP Preliminary Provision of the Civil Code of the Philippines (Republic Act No. 386).

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