Chapter XVI — .—Of Ademption of Legacies

Section 155Ademption pro tanto by testator’s receipt of part of entire thing specifically bequeathed

Section 155: Ademption pro tanto by testator’s receipt of part of entire thing specifically bequeathed

155. Ademption pro tanto by testator’s receipt of part of entire thing specifically bequeathed

The receipt by the testator of a part of an entire thing specifically bequeathed shall operate as an ademption of the legacy to the extent of the sum so received.

Illustration

A bequeaths to B "the debt due to me by C". The debt amounts to 10,000 rupees. C pays to A 5,000 rupees the one-half of the debt. The legacy is revoked by ademption, so far as regards the 5,000 rupees received by A.