Cap. 16 Art. 702Legacy of a thing belonging to legatee.

(1) Where the subject of the legacy is a thing which, at the time of the will, was already the property of the legatee, such legacy shall be null.

(2) If the legatee shall have acquired the thing forming the subject of the legacy at any time after the will, either from the testator himself under an onerous title, or from any other person under any title whatsoever, he shall, in the event of the existence of the circumstances referred to in article 696 be entitled to claim the value of such thing, notwithstanding the provisions of article 743.

(3) Where the legatee shall have acquired the thing from the testator under a gratuitous title, the legacy shall be considered to be adeemed.