Abstract
The paper presents the rules regarding the protection of inheritance and the rights of the legatee resulting from the bequest made for him, functioning in the law of ancient Rome. For this purpose, admissible means of protecting the heir's rights were analysed, including: an action for extraction of the inheritance hereditatis petitio, rei vindicatio and the scope and rules for pursuing supplementary claims related to unauthorized possession of the inheritance. Next, the types of legacies and fideicommissions, that could be made by the testator were characterized. The principles of supplementary protection of legatees are also described. The rules of inheritance developed in the times of ancient Rome based on the construction of universal succession, the concept of legacies and the rules for the creation of supplementary claims, the scope of which depends on the good or bad faith of the holder are visible in the current regulations of numerous European legal orders, including Polish law.
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