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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:1396"
article_number: "1396"
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heading: "Prescription of action of warranty."
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# Art. 1396. Prescription of action of warranty.

The action of warranty among coheirs is prescribed by five years, and the time commences to run, to wit: for the property included in the partition, from the day of the eviction; and for debts, from the day that the insolvency of the debtor is established by the discussion of his effects.