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that which has been prohibited by the testator, and that in case of contravention he will return
whatever he may have received, together with its fruits and interests. (800a)
Article 880. If the heir be instituted under a suspensive condition or term, the estate shall be
placed under administration until the condition is fulfilled, or until it becomes certain that it
cannot be fulfilled, or until the arrival of the term.
The same shall be done if the heir does not give the security required in the preceding article.
(801a)
Article 881. The appointment of the administrator of the estate mentioned in the preceding
article, as well as the manner of the administration and the rights and obligations of the
administrator shall be governed by the Rules of Court. (804a)
Article 882. The statement of the object of the institution, or the application of the property left
by the testator, or the charge imposed by him, shall not be considered as a condition unless it
appears that such was his intention.
That which has been left in this manner may be claimed at once provided that the instituted heir
or his heirs give security for compliance with the wishes of the testator and for the return of
anything he or they may receive, together with its fruits and interests, if he or they should
disregard this obligation. (797a)
Article 883. When without the fault of the heir, an institution referred to in the preceding article
cannot take effect in the exact manner stated by the testator, it shall be complied with in a
manner most analogous to and in conformity with his wishes.
If the person interested in the condition should prevent its fulfillment, without the fault of the
heir, the condition shall be deemed to have been complied with. (798a)
Article 884. Conditions imposed by the testator upon the heirs shall be governed by the rules
established for conditional obligations in all matters not provided for by this Section. (791a)
Article 885. The designation of the day or time when the effects of the institution of an heir shall
commence or cease shall be valid.
In both cases, the legal heir shall be considered as called to the succession until the arrival of the
period or its expiration. But in the first case he shall not enter into possession of the property
until after having given sufficient security, with the intervention of the instituted heir. (805)