धारा 154 · Ademption of specific bequest of right to receive something from third party

Where the thing specifically bequeathed is the right to receive something of value from a third party, and the testator himself receives it, the bequest is adeemed.

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Illustrations

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(i) A bequeaths to B--

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"the debt which C owes me":

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"2,000 rupees which I have in the hands of D":

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"the money due to me on the bond of E":

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"my mortgage on the Rampur factory",

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All these debts are extinguished in A's lifetime, some with and some without his consent. All the legacies are adeemed.

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(ii) A bequeaths to B his interest in certain policies of life assurance. A in his lifetime receives the amount of the policies. The legacy is adeemed.

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