Louisiana Civil Code 1758 – General effects
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Terms Used In Louisiana Civil Code 1758
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
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.