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LA Civ Code art. 1873 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1873. Obligor not liable when failure caused by fortuitous event

An obligor is not liable for his failure to perform when it is caused by a fortuitous event that makes performance impossible. An obligor is, however, liable for his failure to perform when he has assumed the risk of such a fortuitous event. An obligor is liable also when the fortuitous event occurred after he has been put in default. An obligor is likewise liable when the fortuitous event that caused his failure to perform has been preceded by his fault, without which the failure would not have occurred. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1874 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1874. Fortuitous event that would have destroyed object in hands of obligee

An obligor who had been put in default when a fortuitous event made his performance impossible is not liable for his failure to perform if the fortuitous event would have likewise destroyed the object of the performance in the hands of the obligee had performance been timely rendered. That obligor is, however, liable for the damage caused by his delay. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1875 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1875. Fortuitous event

A fortuitous event is one that, at the time the contract was made, could not have been reasonably foreseen. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1876 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1876. Contract dissolved when performance becomes impossible

When the entire performance owed by one party has become impossible because of a fortuitous event, the contract is dissolved. The other party may then recover any performance he has already rendered. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1877 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1877. Fortuitous event that has made performance impossible in part

When a fortuitous event has made a party's performance impossible in part, the court may reduce the other party's counterperformance proportionally, or, according to the circumstances, may declare the contract dissolved. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1878 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1878. Fortuitous event after obligor performed in part

If a contract is dissolved because of a fortuitous event that occurred after an obligor has performed in part, the obligee is bound but only to the extent that he was enriched by the obligor's partial performance. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1879 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1879. Extinguishment of existing obligation

Novation is the extinguishment of an existing obligation by the substitution of a new one. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1880 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1880. Novation not presumed

The intention to extinguish the original obligation must be clear and unequivocal. Novation may not be presumed. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1881 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1881. Objective novation

Novation takes place when, by agreement of the parties, a new performance is substituted for that previously owed, or a new cause is substituted for that of the original obligation. If any substantial part of the original performance is still owed, there is no novation. Novation takes place also when the parties expressly declare their intention to novate an obligation. Mere modification of an obligation, made without intention to extinguish it, does not effect a novation. The execution of a new writing, the issuance or renewal of a negotiable instrument, or the giving of new securities for the performance of an existing obligation are examples of such a modification. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1882 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1882. Subjective novation

Novation takes place when a new obligor is substituted for a prior obligor who is discharged by the obligee. In that case, the novation is accomplished even without the consent of the prior obligor, unless he had an interest in performing the obligation himself. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1883 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1883. No effect when obligation is invalid

Novation has no effect when the obligation it purports to extinguish does not exist or is absolutely null. If the obligation is only relatively null, the novation is valid, provided the obligor of the new one knew of the defect of the extinguished obligation. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1884 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1884. Security for extinguished obligation

Security given for the performance of the extinguished obligation may not be transferred to the new obligation without agreement of the parties who gave the security. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1885 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1885. Novation of solidary obligation

A novation made by the obligee and one of the obligors of a solidary obligation releases the other solidary obligors. In that case, the security given for the performance of the extinguished obligation may be retained by the obligee only on property of that obligor with whom the novation has been made. If the obligee requires that the other co-obligors remain solidarily bound, there is no novation unless the co-obligors consent to the new obligation. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1886 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1886. Delegation of performance

A delegation of performance by an obligor to a third person is effective when that person binds himself to perform. A delegation effects a novation only when the obligee expressly discharges the original obligor. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1887 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1887. Discharge of any prior obligor does not affect security

If the new obligor has assumed the obligation and acquired the thing given as security, the discharge of any prior obligor by the obligee does not affect the security or its rank. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1888 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1888. Express or tacit remission

A remission of debt by an obligee extinguishes the obligation. That remission may be express or tacit. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1889 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1889. Presumption of remission

An obligee's voluntary surrender to the obligor of the instrument evidencing the obligation gives rise to a presumption that the obligee intended to remit the debt. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1890 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1890. Remission effective when communication is received by the obligor

A remission of debt is effective when the obligor receives the communication from the obligee. Acceptance of a remission is always presumed unless the obligor rejects the remission within a reasonable time. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1891 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1891. Release of real security

Release of a real security given for performance of the obligation does not give rise to a presumption of remission of debt. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1892 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1892. Remission granted to sureties

Remission of debt granted to the principal obligor releases the sureties. Remission of debt granted to the sureties does not release the principal obligor. Remission of debt granted to one surety releases the other sureties only to the extent of the contribution the other sureties might have recovered from the surety to whom the remission was granted. If the obligee grants a remission of debt to a surety in return for an advantage, that advantage will be imputed to the debt, unless the surety and the obligee agree otherwise. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1893 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1893. Compensation extinguishes obligations

Compensation takes place by operation of law when two persons owe to each other sums of money or quantities of fungible things identical in kind, and these sums or quantities are liquidated and presently due. In such a case, compensation extinguishes both obligations to the extent of the lesser amount. Delays of grace do not prevent compensation. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1894 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1894. Obligation not subject to compensation

Compensation takes place regardless of the sources of the obligations. Compensation does not take place, however, if one of the obligations is to return a thing of which the owner has been unjustly dispossessed, or is to return a thing given in deposit or loan for use, or if the object of one of the obligations is exempt from seizure. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1895 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1895. Obligations not to be performed at the same place

Compensation takes place even though the obligations are not to be performed at the same place, but allowance must be made in that case for the expenses of remittance. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1896 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1896. Rules of imputation of payment

If an obligor owes more than one obligation subject to compensation, the rules of imputation of payment must be applied. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1897 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1897. Compensation extinguishes obligation of surety

Compensation between obligee and principal obligor extinguishes the obligation of a surety. Compensation between obligee and surety does not extinguish the obligation of the principal obligor. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1898 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1898. Compensation between obligee and solidary obligor

Compensation between the obligee and one solidary obligor extinguishes the obligation of the other solidary obligors only for the portion of that obligor. Compensation between one solidary obligee and the obligor extinguishes the obligation only for the portion of that obligee. The compensation provided in this Article does not operate in favor of a liability insurer. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1899 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1899. Rights acquired by third parties

Compensation can neither take place nor may it be renounced to the prejudice of rights previously acquired by third parties. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1900 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1900. Assignment by obligee

An obligor who has consented to an assignment of the credit by the obligee to a third party may not claim against the latter any compensation that otherwise he could have claimed against the former. An obligor who has been given notice of an assignment to which he did not consent may not claim compensation against the assignee for an obligation of the assignor arising after that notice. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1901 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1901. Compensation by agreement

Compensation of obligations may take place also by agreement of the parties even though the requirements for compensation by operation of law are not met. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1902 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1902. Compensation by judicial declaration

Although the obligation claimed in compensation is unliquidated, the court can declare compensation as to that part of the obligation that is susceptible of prompt and easy liquidation. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1903 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1903. Union of qualities of obligee and obligor

When the qualities of obligee and obligor are united in the same person, the obligation is extinguished by confusion. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1904 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1904. Obligation of the surety

Confusion of the qualities of obligee and obligor in the person of the principal obligor extinguishes the obligation of the surety. Confusion of the qualities of obligee and obligor in the person of the surety does not extinguish the obligation of the principal obligor. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1905 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1905. Solidary obligations

If a solidary obligor becomes an obligee, confusion extinguishes the obligation only for the portion of that obligor. If a solidary obligee becomes an obligor, confusion extinguishes the obligation only for the portion of that obligee. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1906 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1906. Definition of contract

A contract is an agreement by two or more parties whereby obligations are created, modified, or extinguished. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1907 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1907. Unilateral contracts

A contract is unilateral when the party who accepts the obligation of the other does not assume a reciprocal obligation. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1908 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1908. Bilateral or synallagmatic contracts

A contract is bilateral, or synallagmatic, when the parties obligate themselves reciprocally, so that the obligation of each party is correlative to the obligation of the other. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1909 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1909. Onerous contracts

A contract is onerous when each of the parties obtains an advantage in exchange for his obligation. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1910 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1910. Gratuitous contracts

A contract is gratuitous when one party obligates himself towards another for the benefit of the latter, without obtaining any advantage in return. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1911 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1911. Commutative contracts

A contract is commutative when the performance of the obligation of each party is correlative to the performance of the other. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1912 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1912. Aleatory contracts

A contract is aleatory when, because of its nature or according to the parties' intent, the performance of either party's obligation, or the extent of the performance, depends on an uncertain event. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1913 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1913. Principal and accessory contracts

A contract is accessory when it is made to provide security for the performance of an obligation. Suretyship, mortgage, pledge, and other types of security agreements are examples of such a contract. When the secured obligation arises from a contract, either between the same or other parties, that contract is the principal contract. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985; Acts 1989, No. 137, §16, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
LA Civ Code art. 1914 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1914. Nominate and innominate contracts

Nominate contracts are those given a special designation such as sale, lease, loan, or insurance. Innominate contracts are those with no special designation. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1915 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1915. Rules applicable to all contracts

All contracts, nominate and innominate, are subject to the rules of this title. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1916 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1916. Rules applicable to nominate contracts

Nominate contracts are subject to the special rules of the respective titles when those rules modify, complement, or depart from the rules of this title. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1917 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1917. Rules applicable to all kinds of obligations

The rules of this title are applicable also to obligations that arise from sources other than contract to the extent that those rules are compatible with the nature of those obligations. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1918 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1918. General statement of capacity

All persons have capacity to contract, except unemancipated minors, interdicts, and persons deprived of reason at the time of contracting. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1919 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1919. Right to plead rescission

A contract made by a person without legal capacity is relatively null and may be rescinded only at the request of that person or his legal representative. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1920 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1920. Right to require confirmation or rescission of the contract

Immediately after discovering the incapacity, a party, who at the time of contracting was ignorant of the incapacity of the other party, may require from that party, if the incapacity has ceased, or from the legal representative if it has not, that the contract be confirmed or rescinded. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1921 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1921. Rescission of contract for incapacity

Upon rescission of a contract on the ground of incapacity, each party or his legal representative shall restore to the other what he has received thereunder. When restoration is impossible or impracticable, the court may award compensation to the party to whom restoration cannot be made. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1922 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1922. Fully emancipated minor

A fully emancipated minor has full contractual capacity. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1923 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1923. Incapacity of unemancipated minor; exceptions

A contract by an unemancipated minor may be rescinded on grounds of incapacity except when made for the purpose of providing the minor with something necessary for his support or education, or for a purpose related to his business. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1924 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1924. Mere representation of majority; reliance

The mere representation of majority by an unemancipated minor does not preclude an action for rescission of the contract. When the other party reasonably relies on the minor's representation of majority, the contract may not be rescinded. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1925 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1925. Noninterdicted person deprived of reason; protection of innocent contracting party by onerous title

A noninterdicted person, who was deprived of reason at the time of contracting, may obtain rescission of an onerous contract upon the ground of incapacity only upon showing that the other party knew or should have known that person's incapacity. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1926 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1926. Attack on noninterdicted decedent's contracts

A contract made by a noninterdicted person deprived of reason at the time of contracting may be attacked after his death, on the ground of incapacity, only when the contract is gratuitous, or it evidences lack of understanding, or was made within thirty days of his death, or when application for interdiction was filed before his death. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1927 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1927. Consent

A contract is formed by the consent of the parties established through offer and acceptance. Unless the law prescribes a certain formality for the intended contract, offer and acceptance may be made orally, in writing, or by action or inaction that under the circumstances is clearly indicative of consent. Unless otherwise specified in the offer, there need not be conformity between the manner in which the offer is made and the manner in which the acceptance is made. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1928 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1928. Irrevocable offer

An offer that specifies a period of time for acceptance is irrevocable during that time. When the offeror manifests an intent to give the offeree a delay within which to accept, without specifying a time, the offer is irrevocable for a reasonable time. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1929 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1929. Expiration of irrevocable offer for lack of acceptance

An irrevocable offer expires if not accepted within the time prescribed in the preceding Article. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1930 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1930. Revocable offer

An offer not irrevocable under Civil Code Article 1928 may be revoked before it is accepted. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1931 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1931. Expiration of revocable offer

A revocable offer expires if not accepted within a reasonable time. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1932 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1932. Expiration of offer by death or incapacity of either party

An offer expires by the death or incapacity of the offeror or the offeree before it has been accepted. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1933 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1933. Option contracts

An option is a contract whereby the parties agree that the offeror is bound by his offer for a specified period of time and that the offeree may accept within that time. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1934 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1934. Time when acceptance of an irrevocable offer is effective

An acceptance of an irrevocable offer is effective when received by the offeror. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1935 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1935. Time when acceptance of a revocable offer is effective

Unless otherwise specified by the offer or the law, an acceptance of a revocable offer, made in a manner and by a medium suggested by the offer or in a reasonable manner and by a reasonable medium, is effective when transmitted by the offeree. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1936 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1936. Reasonableness of manner and medium of acceptance

A medium or a manner of acceptance is reasonable if it is the one used in making the offer or one customary in similar transactions at the time and place the offer is received, unless circumstances known to the offeree indicate otherwise. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1937 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1937. Time when revocation is effective

A revocation of a revocable offer is effective when received by the offeree prior to acceptance. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
LA Civ Code art. 1938 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1938. Reception of revocation, rejection, or acceptance

A written revocation, rejection, or acceptance is received when it comes into the possession of the addressee or of a person authorized by him to receive it, or when it is deposited in a place the addressee has indicated as the place for this or similar communications to be deposited for him. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.