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The Succession Act, 1925

( ACT NO. XXXIX OF 1925 )

[ 30th September, 1925 ]

Part VI

Testamentary Succession

Chapter VI

OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF WILLS

Legacy does not lapse if one of two joint legatees die before testator
106. If a legacy is given to two persons jointly, and one of them dies before the testator, the other legatee takes the whole.
 
 
Illustration
 
 
The legacy is simply to A and B. A dies before the testator. B takes the legacy.
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