Article 1838

Party must acknowledge or deny signature ACTIVE

A party against whom an act under private signature is asserted must acknowledge his signature or deny that it is his.

In case of denial, any means of proof may be used to establish that the signature belongs to that party.

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History

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

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@misc{lacivcode-art-1838,
  title        = {La. Civ. Code art. 1838},
  howpublished = {Louisiana Civil Code},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://theusufruct.com/cc/1838},
  note         = {Snapshot 2026-05-22}
}