Section 141: Legatee named as executor cannot take unless he shows intention to act as executor CHAPTER XIV OF SPECIAL LEGACIES
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Legatee named as executor cannot take unless he shows intention to act as executor. If a legacy is bequeathed to a person who is named an executor of the will, he shall not take the legacy, unless he proves the will or otherwise manifests an intention to act as executor. Illustration A legacy is given to A, who is named an executor. A orders the funeral according to the directions contained in the will, and dies a few days after the testator, without having proved the will. A has manifested an intention to act as executor. CHAPTER XIV OF SPECIFIC LEGACIES
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