Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 6:922

  • Association: means a savings association, thrift institution, homestead, building and loan association, savings and loan association, or society, including both capital stock and mutual associations. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 6:703
  • Attorney-in-fact: A person who, acting as an agent, is given written authorization by another person to transact business for him (her) out of court.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Member: means a person or entity holding a savings or demand account of or shares of a mutual association, and may include a person borrowing from or assuming or obligated upon a loan or interest therein held by such association if such is authorized by the charter or the bylaws of the association. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 6:703
  • Stockholder: means the owner of one or more shares of any class of capital stock of a capital stock association. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 6:703

Any association may continue to recognize the authority of an attorney-in-fact authorized in writing to manage or to make withdrawals either in whole or in part from the savings accounts or of the shares and the sums paid in on account of unpledged savings accounts or shares of a member or stockholder, whether minor or adult, until it receives written notice or is on actual notice of the revocation of his authority.  For the purposes of this Section, written notice of the death or adjudication of incompetency of such member or stockholder shall constitute written notice of revocation of the authority of his attorney.  No institution shall be liable for damages, penalty, or tax by reason of any payment made pursuant to this Section.

Acts 1970, No. 234, §1.  Acts 1983, No. 675, §1.