Cap. 16 Art. 621Where subject of testamentary disposition is a usufruct or life annuity.

(1) Where the subject of the testamentary disposition is a right of usufruct or a life annuity, and it appears to the persons entitled to the reserved portion that the value of such usufruct or life-rent surpasses the disposable portion of the estate of the testator, they shall only have the option either to abide by the testamentary disposition or to take the share due to them by way of reserved portion free from every charge, on abandoning in favour of the disponees of the usufruct or life-annuity the full ownership of the disposable portion.

(2) Where any of the persons entitled to reserved portion elects in his own interest to abide by the testamentary disposition, it shall, nevertheless, be lawful for any other of such persons to elect to take the reserved portion on abandoning, as aforesaid, the disposable portion.