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[1686] Mor 8176      

Subject_1 LEGITIM.
Subject_2 SECT. III.

Children have right to Legitim proprio jure.

Yeaman
v.
Yeaman

Date: 12 March 1686
Case No. No 14.

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Children surviving their father, transmit their legitim to their nearest of kin, though they die without confirmation.

Fol. Dic. v. 1. p. 544. Fount. Harc. Sir P. Home.

*** This case is No 54. p. 5484., voce Heritable and Moveable.

*** Harcarse reports this case:

Found that a legitim transmits without confirmation, (which is aditio hæreditatis in moveables) as the consequence of jus suitatis; but that the interest of nearest of kin requires to be transmitted by confirmation.

Harcarse, (Executry.) No 470. p. 128.

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