Text of the provision
Art. 947. The legatee or devisee acquires a right to the pure and simple legacies or devises from the death of the testator, and transmits it to his heirs.
(881a)
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
The legatee or devisee acquires a right to the pure and simple legacy or devise from the testator's death, and transmits it to his own heirs.
Related provisions
- Article 946 — A Thing Subject to Usufruct.
- Article 949 — Non-Specific Bequests.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
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