---
urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:1822"
article_number: "1822"
status: active
heading: "Third person bound for amount assumed"
breadcrumb: "Book III › Title III › Chapter 4 › Section 1"
source_url: "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=109061"
acts_citations_raw: "Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985."
acts_citations:
  - act_year: 1984
    act_number: 331
    section: 1
    effective_date: 1985-01-01
    role: enactment
schema_version: "1.0.0"
---

# Art. 1822. Third person bound for amount assumed

A person who, by agreement with the obligor, assumes the obligation of the latter is bound only to the extent of his assumption.

The assuming obligor may raise any defense based on the contract by which the assumption was made.