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Practice question: Right of Accretion

Multiple Choice Hard

Practice question

Two usufructuaries are designated under a will. The required accretion facts and validity are established and no other rule controls. One beneficiary becomes unable to receive. A challenger says usufruct can never fall within 1023. Which is correct?
  1. The express usufructuary category defeats that categorical objection.
  2. Usufructuaries are expressly omitted.
  3. Every usufruct automatically becomes absolute ownership.
  4. Only the property’s physical size determines accretion.
  5. The executor may personally take the vacant benefit.

Legal references

  • Civil Code Articles991,997-1001,1016-1023,1026-1035,1050 and1063-1072: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html

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