Legacies and Devises

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1. Under Article 924, what may be bequeathed or devised?
2. Under Article 947, when does a right to a pure and simple legacy or devise arise?
3. May a legatee take possession of the thing bequeathed solely on the legatee's own authority under Article 953?
4. A will orders acquisition of a third person's painting for delivery to a legatee. The owner refuses to sell. Under Arti…
5. A will leaves a generic laptop as a legacy. No laptop is in the estate. Assuming the bequest is otherwise lawful and pa…
6. A will makes a pure and simple devise of a specific house owned by the testator. The devisee claims ownership from deat…
7. A will specifically bequeaths a painting. During life, the testator sells it to another person and later buys it back t…
8. Compare a generic legacy of personal property with a devise of indeterminate real property under Article 941. Explain t…
9. A testator knowingly orders the estate to acquire a named third person's sculpture for a legatee. Contrast this express…
10. Explain the limits of charging a compulsory heir or a legatee with payment of another legacy under Articles 925 and 926.
11. Under Article 935, a specific legacy releasing the legatee’s debt is effective as to what amount?
12. Does a legacy to a creditor automatically pay the testator’s debt under Article 938?