Section 177Creditor prima facie entitled to legacy as well as debt

Section 177: Creditor prima facie entitled to legacy as well as debt

177. Creditor prima facie entitled to legacy as well as debt

Where a debtor bequeaths a legacy to his creditor, and it does not appear from the will that the legacy is meant as a satisfaction of the debt, the creditor shall be entitled to the legacy, as well as to the amount of the debt.