La. Civ. Code art. 1241
This is the official text of La. Civ. Code art. 1241, part of Louisiana’s Civil Code — louisiana's civil law tradition codifies persons, property, obligations, and family relations here rather than in a separate statutory code.
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Collation by great grandchildren and more remote descendants.
Official statutory text
What has been said in the three preceding articles, of grandchildren inheriting from their grandfather or grandmother, must be understood of the great-grandchildren and other lawful descendants called to inherit from their ascendants, either in their own name or by right of representation.
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