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LA Civ Code art. 1757 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1757. Sources of obligations

Obligations arise from contracts and other declarations of will. They also arise directly from the law, regardless of a declaration of will, in instances such as wrongful acts, the management of the affairs of another, unjust enrichment and other acts or facts. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1758 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1758. General effects

A. An obligation may give the obligee the right to: (1) Enforce the performance that the obligor is bound to render; (2) Enforce performance by causing it to be rendered by another at the obligor's expense; (3) Recover damages for the obligor's failure to perform, or his defective or delayed performance. B. An obligation may give the obligor the right to: (1) Obtain the proper discharge when he has performed in full; (2) Contest the obligee's actions when the obligation has been extinguished or modified by a legal cause. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1759 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1759. Good faith

Good faith shall govern the conduct of the obligor and the obligee in whatever pertains to the obligation. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1760 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1760. Moral duties that may give rise to a natural obligation

A natural obligation arises from circumstances in which the law implies a particular moral duty to render a performance. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1761 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1761. Effects of a natural obligation

A natural obligation is not enforceable by judicial action. Nevertheless, whatever has been freely performed in compliance with a natural obligation may not be reclaimed. A contract made for the performance of a natural obligation is onerous. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1762 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1762. Examples of circumstances giving rise to a natural obligation

Examples of circumstances giving rise to a natural obligation are: (1) When a civil obligation has been extinguished by prescription or discharged in bankruptcy. (2) When an obligation has been incurred by a person who, although endowed with discernment, lacks legal capacity. (3) When the universal successors are not bound by a civil obligation to execute the donations and other dispositions made by a deceased person that are null for want of form. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1763 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1763. Definition

A real obligation is a duty correlative and incidental to a real right. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1764 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1764. Effects of real obligation

A real obligation is transferred to the universal or particular successor who acquires the movable or immovable thing to which the obligation is attached, without a special provision to that effect. But a particular successor is not personally bound, unless he assumes the personal obligations of his transferor with respect to the thing, and he may liberate himself of the real obligation by abandoning the thing. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1765 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1765. Heritable obligation

An obligation is heritable when its performance may be enforced by a successor of the obligee or against a successor of the obligor. Every obligation is deemed heritable as to all parties, except when the contrary results from the terms or from the nature of the contract. A heritable obligation is also transferable between living persons. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1766 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1766. Strictly personal obligation

An obligation is strictly personal when its performance can be enforced only by the obligee, or only against the obligor. When the performance requires the special skill or qualification of the obligor, the obligation is presumed to be strictly personal on the part of the obligor. All obligations to perform personal services are presumed to be strictly personal on the part of the obligor. When the performance is intended for the benefit of the obligee exclusively, the obligation is strictly personal on the part of that obligee. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1767 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1767. Suspensive and resolutory condition

A conditional obligation is one dependent on an uncertain event. If the obligation may not be enforced until the uncertain event occurs, the condition is suspensive. If the obligation may be immediately enforced but will come to an end when the uncertain event occurs, the condition is resolutory. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1768 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1768. Expressed and implied conditions

Conditions may be either expressed in a stipulation or implied by the law, the nature of the contract, or the intent of the parties. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1769 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1769. Unlawful or impossible condition

A suspensive condition that is unlawful or impossible makes the obligation null. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1770 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1770. Condition that depends on the whim or the will of the obligor

A suspensive condition that depends solely on the whim of the obligor makes the obligation null. A resolutory condition that depends solely on the will of the obligor must be fulfilled in good faith. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1771 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1771. Obligee's right pending condition

The obligee of a conditional obligation, pending fulfillment of the condition, may take all lawful measures to preserve his right. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1772 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1772. Fault of a party

A condition is regarded as fulfilled when it is not fulfilled because of the fault of a party with an interest contrary to the fulfillment. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1773 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1773. Time for fulfillment of condition that an event shall occur

If the condition is that an event shall occur within a fixed time and that time elapses without the occurrence of the event, the condition is considered to have failed. If no time has been fixed for the occurrence of the event, the condition may be fulfilled within a reasonable time. Whether or not a time has been fixed, the condition is considered to have failed once it is certain that the event will not occur. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1774 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1774. Time for fulfillment of condition that an event shall not occur

If the condition is that an event shall not occur within a fixed time, it is considered as fulfilled once that time has elapsed without the event having occurred. The condition is regarded as fulfilled whenever it is certain that the event will not occur, whether or not a time has been fixed. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1775 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1775. Effects retroactive

Fulfillment of a condition has effects that are retroactive to the inception of the obligation. Nevertheless, that fulfillment does not impair the validity of acts of administration duly performed by a party, nor affect the ownership of fruits produced while the condition was pending. Likewise, fulfillment of the condition does not impair the right acquired by third persons while the condition was pending. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1776 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1776. Contract for continuous or periodic performance

In a contract for continuous or periodic performance, fulfillment of a resolutory condition does not affect the validity of acts of performance rendered before fulfillment of the condition. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1777 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1777. Express or implied term

A term for the performance of an obligation may be express or it may be implied by the nature of the contract. Performance of an obligation not subject to a term is due immediately. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1778 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1778. Term for performance

A term for the performance of an obligation is a period of time either certain or uncertain. It is certain when it is fixed. It is uncertain when it is not fixed but is determinable either by the intent of the parties or by the occurrence of a future and certain event. It is also uncertain when it is not determinable, in which case the obligation must be performed within a reasonable time. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1779 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1779. Term presumed to benefit the obligor

A term is presumed to benefit the obligor unless the agreement or the circumstances show that it was intended to benefit the obligee or both parties. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1780 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1780. Renunciation of a term

The party for whose exclusive benefit a term has been established may renounce it. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1781 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1781. Performance before end of term

Although performance cannot be demanded before the term ends, an obligor who has performed voluntarily before the term ends may not recover the performance. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1782 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1782. If the obligor is insolvent

When the obligation is such that its performance requires the solvency of the obligor, the term is regarded as nonexistent if the obligor is found to be insolvent. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1783 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1783. Impairment or failure of security

When the obligation is subject to a term and the obligor fails to furnish the promised security, or the security furnished becomes insufficient, the obligee may require that the obligor, at his option, either perform the obligation immediately or furnish sufficient security. The obligee may take all lawful measures to preserve his right. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1784 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1784. Term for performance not fixed

When the term for performance of an obligation is not marked by a specific date but is rather a period of time, the term begins to run on the day after the contract is made, or on the day after the occurrence of the event that marks the beginning of the term, and it includes the last day of the period. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1785 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1785. Performance on term

Performance on term must be in accordance with the intent of the parties, or with established usage when the intent cannot be ascertained. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1786 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1786. Several, joint, and solidary obligations

When an obligation binds more than one obligor to one obligee, or binds one obligor to more than one obligee, or binds more than one obligor to more than one obligee, the obligation may be several, joint, or solidary. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1787 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1787. Several obligations; effects

When each of different obligors owes a separate performance to one obligee, the obligation is several for the obligors. When one obligor owes a separate performance to each of different obligees, the obligation is several for the obligees. A several obligation produces the same effects as a separate obligation owed to each obligee by an obligor or by each obligor to an obligee. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1788 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1788. Joint obligations for obligors or obligees

When different obligors owe together just one performance to one obligee, but neither is bound for the whole, the obligation is joint for the obligors. When one obligor owes just one performance intended for the common benefit of different obligees, neither of whom is entitled to the whole performance, the obligation is joint for the obligees. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1789 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1789. Divisible and indivisible joint obligation

When a joint obligation is divisible, each joint obligor is bound to perform, and each joint obligee is entitled to receive, only his portion. When a joint obligation is indivisible, joint obligors or obligees are subject to the rules governing solidary obligors or solidary obligees. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1790 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1790. Solidary obligations for obligees

An obligation is solidary for the obligees when it gives each obligee the right to demand the whole performance from the common obligor. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1791 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1791. Extinction of obligation by performance

Before a solidary obligee brings action for performance, the obligor may extinguish the obligation by rendering performance to any of the solidary obligees. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1792 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1792. Remission by one obligee

Remission of debt by one solidary obligee releases the obligor but only for the portion of that obligee. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1793 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1793. Interruption of prescription

Any act that interrupts prescription for one of the solidary obligees benefits all the others. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1794 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1794. Solidary obligation for obligors

An obligation is solidary for the obligors when each obligor is liable for the whole performance. A performance rendered by one of the solidary obligors relieves the others of liability toward the obligee. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1795 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1795. Solidary obligor may not request division; action against one obligor after action against another

An obligee, at his choice, may demand the whole performance from any of his solidary obligors. A solidary obligor may not request division of the debt. Unless the obligation is extinguished, an obligee may institute action against any of his solidary obligors even after institution of action against another solidary obligor. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1796 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1796. Solidarity not presumed

Solidarity of obligation shall not be presumed. A solidary obligation arises from a clear expression of the parties' intent or from the law. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1797 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1797. Solidary obligation arising from different sources

An obligation may be solidary though it derives from a different source for each obligor. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1798 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1798. Obligation subject to condition or term

An obligation may be solidary though for one of the obligors it is subject to a condition or term. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1799 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1799. Interruption of prescription

The interruption of prescription against one solidary obligor is effective against all solidary obligors and their heirs. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1800 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1800. Solidary liability for damages

A failure to perform a solidary obligation through the fault of one obligor renders all the obligors solidarily liable for the resulting damages. In that case, the obligors not at fault have their remedy against the obligor at fault. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1801 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1801. Defenses that solidary obligor may raise

A solidary obligor may raise against the obligee defenses that arise from the nature of the obligation, or that are personal to him, or that are common to all the solidary obligors. He may not raise a defense that is personal to another solidary obligor. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1802 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1802. Renunciation of solidarity

Renunciation of solidarity by the obligee in favor of one or more of his obligors must be express. An obligee who receives a partial performance from an obligor separately preserves the solidary obligation against all his obligors after deduction of that partial performance. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1803 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1803. Remission of debt to or transaction or compromise with one obligor

Remission of debt by the obligee in favor of one obligor, or a transaction or compromise between the obligee and one obligor, benefits the other solidary obligors in the amount of the portion of that obligor. Surrender to one solidary obligor of the instrument evidencing the obligation gives rise to a presumption that the remission of debt was intended for the benefit of all the solidary obligors. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1804 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1804. Liability of solidary obligors between themselves

Among solidary obligors, each is liable for his virile portion. If the obligation arises from a contract or quasi-contract, virile portions are equal in the absence of agreement or judgment to the contrary. If the obligation arises from an offense or quasi-offense, a virile portion is proportionate to the fault of each obligor. A solidary obligor who has rendered the whole performance, though subrogated to the right of the obligee, may claim from the other obligors no more than the virile portion of each. If the circumstances giving rise to the solidary obligation concern only one of the obligors, that obligor is liable for the whole to the other obligors who are then considered only as his sureties. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1805 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1805. Enforcement of contribution

A party sued on an obligation that would be solidary if it exists may seek to enforce contribution against any solidary co-obligor by making him a third party defendant according to the rules of procedure, whether or not that third party has been initially sued, and whether the party seeking to enforce contribution admits or denies liability on the obligation alleged by plaintiff. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1806 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1806. Insolvency of a solidary obligor

A loss arising from the insolvency of a solidary obligor must be borne by the other solidary obligors in proportion to their portion. Any obligor in whose favor solidarity has been renounced must nevertheless contribute to make up for the loss. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1807 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1807. Conjunctive obligation

An obligation is conjunctive when it binds the obligor to multiple items of performance that may be separately rendered or enforced. In that case, each item is regarded as the object of a separate obligation. The parties may provide that the failure of the obligor to perform one or more items shall allow the obligee to demand the immediate performance of all the remaining items. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1808 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1808. Alternative obligation

An obligation is alternative when an obligor is bound to render only one of two or more items of performance. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1809 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1809. Choice belongs to the obligor

When an obligation is alternative, the choice of the item of performance belongs to the obligor unless it has been expressly or impliedly granted to the obligee. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1810 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1810. Delay in exercising choice

When the party who has the choice does not exercise it after a demand to do so, the other party may choose the item of performance. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1811 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1811. Obligor may not choose part of one item

An obligor may not perform an alternative obligation by rendering as performance a part of one item and a part of another. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1812 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1812. Impossibility or unlawfulness of one item of performance

When the choice belongs to the obligor and one of the items of performance contemplated in the alternative obligation becomes impossible or unlawful, regardless of the fault of the obligor, he must render one of those that remain. When the choice belongs to the obligee and one of the items of performance becomes impossible or unlawful without the fault of the obligor, the obligee must choose one of the items that remain. If the impossibility or unlawfulness is due to the fault of the obligor, the obligee may choose either one of those that remain, or damages for the item of performance that became impossible or unlawful. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1813 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1813. Impossibility or unlawfulness of all items of performance

If all of the items of performance contemplated in the alternative obligation become impossible or unlawful without the obligor's fault, the obligation is extinguished. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1814 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1814. Obligor's liability for damages

When the choice belongs to the obligor, if all the items of performance contemplated in the alternative obligation have become impossible and the impossibility of one or more is due to the fault of the obligor, he is liable for the damages resulting from his failure to render the last item that became impossible. If the impossibility of one or more items is due to the fault of the obligee, the obligor is not bound to deliver any of the items that remain. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1815 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1815. Divisible and indivisible obligation

An obligation is divisible when the object of the performance is susceptible of division. An obligation is indivisible when the object of the performance, because of its nature or because of the intent of the parties, is not susceptible of division. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1816 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1816. Effect of divisible obligation between single obligor and obligee

When there is only one obligor and only one obligee, a divisible obligation must be performed as if it were indivisible. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.