Should there be a pending suit among the creditors with regard to the preference of their credits, they shall be paid in the order and according to the degree fixed by the final judgment of graduation.\nShould no suit be pending among the creditors, those presenting themselves first shall be paid first; but should it appear that one of the known credits is preferred, the payment shall not be made without previous security being given in favor of the creditor having a better right.\nHistory —Civil Code, 1930, § 982.
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