Liability of a per vindicationem Legatee for Testamentary Debts – Questions of Construction
The article focuses on liability of a specific legatee for testamentary debts. Such a per vindicationem legatee, contrary to an heir, does not take over testamentary debts, however she is liable for them pursuant to Articles 10341–10343 of the Polish Civil Code. A majority of academics accepts that a beneficiary of a bequest in question is indeed liable for debts attributable to third parties, i.e. the heir. The author doubts about it arguing that testamentary debts constitute in fact debts of the specific legatee who is liable for them jointly and severally with the heir.