Section 177, Indian Succession Act, 1925 — Creditor prima facie entitled to legacy as well as debt

Part VI · Chapter XXI · Of Legacies to creditors and Portioners

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

Section 177 · Part VI · Chapter XXI · page 61 of the Act

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.

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