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 On another Species of Legacies, viz.

nothing has been imposed on some of the heirs, and something has been imposed on others; the legacy amounting to more than one-third. It must be known, that the law for such a case is, that if more than one-third of the legacy has been imposed on one of the heirs, this enters into his share; but that also those on whom nothing has been imposed must, nevertheless, contribute one-third.

Example: “A woman dies, leaving her husband, a son, and her mother. She bequeaths to a person two-fifths, and to another one-fourth of her capital. She imposes the two legacies together on her son, and on her mother one moiety (of the mother’s share of the residue); on her husband she imposes nothing but one-third, (which he must contribute, according to the