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Section1599.When any person dies, his estate devolves upon the heirs.
An heir may loss the rights to the estate only by virtue of the provisions of this Code or other law.
Section1600.Subject to the provisions of this Code, the mass of the estate of a dead person is composed of his property of every kind, as well as all his rights, duties, and liabilities, save those which, by law or by nature, are purely personal to him.
Section1601.No heir is required to incur liabilities in excess of the estate devolving upon him.
