Order of payment where portion of fund specifically bequeathed to one legatee, and legacy charged on same fund to another, and, testator having received portion of that fund, remainder insufficient to pay both legacies
157. Where a portion of a fund is specifically bequeathed to one legatee, and a legacy charged on the same fund is bequeathed to another legatee, then, if the testator receives a portion of that fund, and the remainder of the fund is insufficient to pay both the specific and the demonstrative legacy, the specific legacy shall be paid first, and the residue (if any) of the fund shall be applied so far as it will extend in payment of the demonstrative legacy, and the rest of the demonstrative legacy shall be paid out of the general assets of the testator.
Illustration
A bequeaths to B 1,000 Taka, part of the debt of 2,000 Taka due to him from W. He also bequeaths to C 1,000 Taka to be paid out of the debt due to him from W. A afterwards receives 500 Taka, part of that debt, and dies leaving only 1,500 Taka due to him from W. Of these 1,500 Taka, 1,000 Taka belong to B, and 500 Taka are to be paid to C. C is also to receive 500 Taka out of the general assets of the testator.
