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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:1897"
article_number: "1897"
status: active
heading: "Compensation extinguishes obligation of surety"
breadcrumb: "Book III › Title III › Chapter 6 › Section 5"
source_url: "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=109142"
acts_citations_raw: "Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985."
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  - act_year: 1984
    act_number: 331
    section: 1
    effective_date: 1985-01-01
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# Art. 1897. Compensation extinguishes obligation of surety

Compensation between obligee and principal obligor extinguishes the obligation of a surety.

Compensation between obligee and surety does not extinguish the obligation of the principal obligor.