Universal successor

Definition - Noun
in the civil law of Louisiana : a successor (as an heir, universal legatee, or legatee under universal title) who succeeds to the rights and obligations of the ancestor in title, continues possession by the ancestor's title, and is responsible for the debts of the succession
compare particular successor
Neither a usufructuary under universal title nor a universal usufructuary is a universal successor.



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