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  "urn": "urn:us-la:civcode:art:1582",
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  "heading": "Effect of witness or notary as legatee",
  "text": "The fact that a witness or the notary is a legatee does not invalidate the testament. A legacy to a witness or the notary is invalid, but if the witness would be an heir in intestacy, the witness may receive the lesser of his intestate share or the legacy in the testament.",
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      "number": "III",
      "name": "Of the Different Modes of Acquiring the Ownership of Things"
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      "number": "II",
      "name": "Donations"
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      "number": "6",
      "name": "Dispositions Mortis Causa"
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      "name": "Of the Competence of Witnesses and of Certain Designations in Testaments"
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