P.R. Laws tit. 31, § 2602
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A series of degrees forms the line, which may be direct or collateral.
A direct line is one constituted by a series of degrees among persons descending one from the other.
A collateral line is that constituted by a series of degrees among persons not descending one from the other, but proceeding from a common trunk.
History —Civil Code, 1930, § 879.