Section 98: Bequest to class of persons under general description only
The Succession Act · Federal Acts · Part VI · in_force
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Where a bequest is made to a class of persons under a general description only, no one to whom the words of the description are not in their ordinary sense applicable shall take the legacy.
Related sections
Section 97: Effect of words describing a class added to bequest to personSection 99: Construction of termsSection 96: Bequest in alternativeSection 100: Words expressing relationship denote only legitimate relatives or failing such relatives reputed legitimateSection 95: Bequest without words of limitationSection 101: Rules of construction where will purports to make two bequests to same person
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