Section 106. Legacy does not lapse if one of two joint legatees die before testator.

If a legacy is given to two persons jointly, and one of them dies before the testator, the other legatee takes the whole. Illustration The legacy is simply to A and B. A dies before the testator. B takes the legacy.

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