Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:2787

  • Legacy: A gift of property made by will.
  • Legatee: A beneficiary of a decedent
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.

But if what is to be done, be a thing that can as well be done by the heirs of the legatee as by him, the obligation shall be heritable, and they must perform it before the legacy can take effect.  The provisions of this and the preceding article relate only to testamentary dispositions.  

Acts 1984, No. 331, §4.