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Heir Beneficiary

A Dictionary of Law · Henry Campbell Black · 1891

A Dictionary of Law

Im the civil law. One who hus accepted the succession under the benefit of an inventory regularly made. a Heirs are divided into two classes, according to the manner in which thay accept the successions left to them, to-wit, unconditional and beneficiary heirs. Unconditional heirs are those who inherit without any reservation, or without making an inventory, whether their acceptance be express or tacit. Beneficiary heirs are those who have accepted the succession under the benefit of an inventory regularly made. Ciyil Code La. art.

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