legatees die before testator.—
If a legacy is given to two persons jointly, and one of them dies before the testator, the other legatee takes
child or other lineal descendant of the testator, and the legatee dies in the lifetime of the testator, but any lineal descendant of his survives ... lapse, but shall take effect as if the death of the legatee had happened immediately after the death of the testator, unless a contrary intention
given to legatees in words which show that the testator intended to give them distinct shares of it, then, if any legatee dies before
leaver to dispose of his estate. 5. Types of successors: Heirs and legatees.
(1) Heir is the person who inherits or succeeds to the totality ... latter against the legatees. Chapter VI Legal Succession
51. When legal succession takes place and its extent.
- Where any person dies without making a disposition
they have been reduced into writing in his lifetime, but he has died before the instrument could be prepared and executed, such instructions shall ... such person or any person claiming under either of them. Explanation.—A legatee under a Will does not lose his legacy by attesting a codicil
ineffective in relation to the heir or the legatee,- (a) where the heir or legatee dies before the testator; (b) where the heir is instituted ... legacy is left subject to a condition and the heir or legatee dies before the condition is fulfilled; (c) where the heir or the legatee
death. The legatee shall have the right to the said installment the moment the new period commences, even if the legatee dies before the period
representative of deceased residuary legatee.
- When a residuary legatee who has a beneficial interest survives the testator, but dies before the estate has been fully ... residuary legatee, not representative of such legatee.
- When there is no executor and no residuary legatee or representative of a residuary legatee, or he declines
representative of deceased residuary legatee.
- When a residuary legatee who has a beneficial interest survives the testator, but dies before the estate has been fully ... residuary legatee, not representative of such legatee.
- When there is no executor and no residuary legatee or representative of a residuary legatee, or he declines
Section 136 in The Indian Succession Act, 1925
136. Result of legatee rendering impossible or indefinitely postponing act for which no time specified ... required, the legacy shall go as if the legatee had died without performing such act. Illustrations (i) A bequest is made to A, with