General Provisions

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1. When are rights to succession transmitted under Article 777?
2. Which obligations are included in the inheritance under Article 776?
3. What is mixed succession?
4. A decedent’s will validly disposes of only part of the estate, and the remainder passes under the applicable intestacy …
5. A will gives a named beneficiary a particular parcel of land and another a particular watch. Under Article 782, what ar…
6. An heir inherits an estate with transmissible debts. A creditor argues that Article 774 automatically makes the heir pe…
7. A decedent dies owning an income-producing asset. While the estate is being settled, additional income accrues to the i…
8. Distinguish opening of succession from later settlement and distribution.
9. Explain the scope of an inheritance as to obligations and post-death accruals.
10. Distinguish testamentary, legal and mixed succession using a will that disposes of only part of an estate.
11. What general term does 775 use for the person whose property passes by succession, with or without a will?
12. Can an heir under 782 be called by operation of law rather than a will?