Practice question
A testator validly devises a property interest without clearly limiting its extent. What 794 rule applies?
- It always covers only one percent regardless of wording.
- It necessarily includes other people’s property.
- It conveys every neighboring parcel.
- Only the clerk may choose the share.
- The devise ordinarily covers all the interest the testator could devise, unless a lesser intention clearly appears.
Legal references
- Civil Code Articles774-794,863-867 and1347: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
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