Question juridique clé
Whether the disputed agreement was an inter vivos contract or an inheritance pact
Solution extraite
The agreement had both contractual and testamentary elements and, in substance, was an inheritance pact tied to reciprocal obligations.
Motifs extraits
Clause II/2 was not a debt release but a waiver of enforcement during life; clause II/8 bequeathed the loan amount at death in exchange for the promised lifetime housing benefit.