Text of the provision
Art. 789. When there is an imperfect description, or when no person or property exactly answers the description, mistakes and omissions must be corrected, if the error appears from the context of the will or from extrinsic evidence, excluding the oral declarations of the testator as to his intention; and when an uncertainty arises upon the face of the will, as to the application of any of its provisions, the testator's intention is to be ascertained from the words of the will, taking into consideration the circumstances under which it was made, excluding such oral declarations.
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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
Where there is an imperfect description, or no person or property exactly answers the description, the mistake must be corrected if the error appears from the will's context or from extrinsic evidence — excluding the testator's oral declarations.
Related provisions
- Article 788 — Interpret So the Will Operates.
- Article 791 — Give Effect to Every Word.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.