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of the sons less the amount of the share of the widow.” Divide the heritage into thirty-two parts. The widow receives one-eighth,[1] namely, four; and each son seven. Consequently the legatee must receive three-sevenths of the share of a son. Add, therefore, to the heritage three-sevenths of the share of a son, that is to say, three parts, which is the amount of the legacy. This gives thirty-five, from which the legatee receives three; and the remaining thirty-two are distributed among the heirs proportionably to their legal shares.
If he leaves two sons and a daughter,[2] and bequeaths to some one as much as would be the share of a third son, if he had one; then you must consider, what (72) would be the share of each son, in case he had three: Assume this to be seven, and for the entire heritage
- ↑ A widow is entitled to th of the residue; therefore ths of the residue are to be distributed among the sons of the testator. Let be the stranger’s legacy. The widow’s share = ; each son’s share =; and a son’s share, minus the widow’s share = A son’s share = ; the widow’s share= .
- ↑ A son is entitled to receive twice as much as a daughter. Were there three sons and one daughter, each son would receive ths of the residue. Let be the stranger’s legacy.
Each Son’s share
The Daughter’s share
The Stranger’s legacy