Article 1824

Defenses ACTIVE

A person who, by agreement with the obligee, has assumed another's obligation may not raise against the obligee any defense based on the relationship between the assuming obligor and the original obligor.

The assuming obligor may raise any defense based on the relationship between the original obligor and obligee. He may not invoke compensation based on an obligation owed by the obligee to the original obligor.

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History

  • enactment Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985

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La. Civ. Code art. 1824 (2026).
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@misc{lacivcode-art-1824,
  title        = {La. Civ. Code art. 1824},
  howpublished = {Louisiana Civil Code},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://theusufruct.com/cc/1824},
  note         = {Snapshot 2026-05-22}
}