Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

Section II   The Sale of Successions

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    1487.   He or she who sells a right of succession without specifying in detail the property of which it consists is considered to sell only his or her right as heir.

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    1488.   If the seller of a succession, in the absence of special reservation, have received any fruits or revenues, or the amount of any debt belonging to it, or have sold any property forming part of it, he or she is bound to make compensation to the buyer.

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    1489.   The buyer, besides being subject to the obligations attaching to other contracts of sale, is bound to make compensation for all debts and expenses of the succession paid by the seller, to pay him or her the debts which the succession may owe him or her, and to discharge all debts and obligations of the succession for which he or she is liable, unless there is a stipulation to the contrary.