Article 971
RA 386 · Civil Code of the PhilippinesKey provision
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The representative is called to the succession by the law and not by the person represented.
Official text — RA 386
The representative is called to the succession by the law and not by the person represented. The representative does not succeed the person represented but the one whom the person represented would have succeeded. (n)
Source: lawphil.net (RA 386 as amended)
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