Text of the provision
Art. 782. An heir is a person called to the succession either by the provision of a will or by operation of law. Devisees and legatees are persons to whom gifts of real and personal property are respectively given by virtue of a will.
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Civil Code of the Philippines, Republic Act No. 386, approved June 18, 1949, effective August 30, 1950. Reproduced in full; verified verbatim against the LawPhil and ChanRobles official-text renderings.
What this article means
An heir succeeds to an indeterminate or aliquot portion of the estate. Devisees take individual items of real property; legatees, of personal property.
Related provisions
- Article 781 — Property Accruing After Death.
- Article 783 — What a Will Is.
Cases citing this article
- The People of the Philippines vs. Elpidio Mercado y Hernando and Aurelio acebron y Adora, G.R. No. 116239, November 29, 2000 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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