De legatis positiones

XXVII.
But if the bequeathed thing perishes without the act of the heir, it perishes for the legatee: otherwise, however, if the fault or delay of the heir in handing it over intervenes.

XXIIX.
Also, one’s own property cannot be bequeathed to anyone: unless perhaps under a condition, if it was alienated while the testator was alive.

XXIX.
But if someone has bequeathed his own property as if it were another's, the legacy is valid.

XXX.
For that which is in truth carries more weight than that which is in opinion.

XXXI.
Certainly, if a certain thing has been bequeathed as a generic category (unless it is proven that the testator meant a specific one), the choice belongs not to the heir but to the legatee.

XXXII.
So also the legacy of an option pertains to the legatee and his heirs, if he does not choose it himself.

XXXIII.
But if there are many, and they disagree in choosing: one is appointed, perhaps by lot, who chooses.

XXXIV.
A legacy can be left both unconditionally, and for a day, and under a condition.

XXXV.
Nor does it matter in what place today a legacy is left, whether before, or after, or between the appointments of heirs.

XXXVI.
Moreover, even today a legacy can be given by way of a penalty: provided that the condition is neither impossible, nor shameful, nor illicit.