Unless otherwise expressly provided by the testator, a legatee by universal title shall be assimilated to an heir-at-law.
Civil Code
2015 English source edition · Current applicability not established.
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Article 774
2. Effects · Preserved transcription; page attribution imported from the source collection. Verify against the original.
In particular, he shall be called to receive the whole succession in default of any other legatee or heir-at-law.
The testator may expressly specify that the legatee by universal title shall not receive more than a given portion of the succession.