legal successor

基本解释

Any assignee or legal successor to either party shall assume all obligations and benefits of the contract.
任何委托代理人或合法继承者承担合同中的所有义务和享有所有权利。
If there is no legal successor, the opening of such archives shall be dealt with by this Archive in accordance with Article 2 herein.
如无合法继承者，其档案的开放由本馆按照本办法第二条办理。
If the legal successor is unwilling to be a partner, the partnership enterprise shall return the property shares he inherits according to law.
合法继承人不愿意成为该合伙企业的合伙人的，合伙企业应退还其依法继承的财产份额。
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