Civil Code Art. 870: Testamentary Succession

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 870
Topic: Testamentary Succession
Book: BOOK III DIFFERENT MODES OF ACQUIRING OWNERSHIP Preliminary Provision
Title: TITLE IV SUCCESSION
Chapter: CHAPTER 2 Testamentary Succession
Year: 1949

The provision

The dispositions of the testator declaring all or part of the estate inalienable for more than twenty years are void. (n)

Cases applying this article

Hilarion, Jr. v. Trusteeship of the Estate of Doña Margarita Rodriguez G.R. No. 168660

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