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Art. 543
2. As legatee 1A legatee surviving the testator and capable of inheriting acquires a claim to the legacy. 2If he or she dies before the testator, his or her legacy is extinguished in favour of the person who would have been obliged to deliver the legacy to him, unless some other intention is evident from the disposition. |