The heir shall deliver the thing bequeathed if he is able to do so, and does not perform by paying its value.\nLegacies in cash must be paid in specie, even though there be none in the estate.\nThe necessary expenses for the delivery of the thing bequeathed shall be for the account of the estate, but without prejudice to the legal portion.\nHistory —Civil Code, 1930, § 808.
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