1. When the capacities of creditor and debtor in respect of the same debt are united in one person, the debt is extinguished to the extent of such merger. 2. If the creditor is an heir of the debtor, there shall be no merger of patrimonies; rather, the creditor shall stand, like the other creditors, in claiming their debt from the estate.
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