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  "urn": "urn:us-la:civcode:art:874",
  "article_number": "874",
  "heading": "Testate succession",
  "text": "Testate succession results from the will of the deceased, contained in a testament executed in a form prescribed by law. This kind of succession is covered under the Title: Of donations inter vivos and mortis causa .",
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      "number": "I",
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      "name": "Of the Different Sorts of Successions and Successors"
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