Section 106: Legacy does not lapse if one of two joint legatees die before testator
The Succession Act · Federal Acts · Part VI · in_force
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If a legacy is given to two persons jointly, and one of them dies before the testator, the other legatee takes the whole. Illustration The legacy is simply to A and B. A dies before the testator. B takes the legacy.
Related sections
Section 105: In what case legacy lapsesSection 107: Effect of words showing testator’s intention to give distinct sharesSection 104: Time of vesting legacy in general termsSection 108: When lapsed share goes as undisposed ofSection 103: Property to which residuary legatee entitledSection 109: When bequest to testator’s child or lineal descendant does not lapse on his death in testator’s lifetime
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