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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:1613"
article_number: "1613"
status: active
heading: "Mistake in identification of object bequeathed"
breadcrumb: "Book III › Title II › Chapter 6 › Section 7"
source_url: "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=108943"
acts_citations_raw: "Acts 1997, No. 1421, §1, eff. July 1, 1999."
acts_citations:
  - act_year: 1997
    act_number: 1421
    section: 1
    effective_date: 1999-07-01
    role: enactment
schema_version: "1.0.0"
---

# Art. 1613. Mistake in identification of object bequeathed

If the identification of an object given is unclear or erroneous, the disposition is nonetheless effective if it can be ascertained what object the testator intended to give. If it cannot be ascertained whether a greater or lesser quantity was intended, it must be decided for the lesser.