Text of the provision
Art. 848. If the testator should institute his brothers and sisters, and he has some of full blood and others of half blood, the inheritance shall be distributed equally unless a different intention appears.
(770a)
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
If the testator institutes his brothers and sisters, some of full blood and others of half blood, the inheritance is divided equally unless a different intention appears.
Questions about this provision
Related provisions
- Article 847 — Individually and Collectively Named Heirs.
- Article 849 — A Person and His Children.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
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