Article 1959

Nature ACTIVE

Consent is vitiated when it has been obtained by duress of such a nature as to cause a reasonable fear of unjust and considerable injury to a party's person, property, or reputation.

Age, health, disposition, and other personal circumstances of a party must be taken into account in determining reasonableness of the fear.

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History

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

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@misc{lacivcode-art-1959,
  title        = {La. Civ. Code art. 1959},
  howpublished = {Louisiana Civil Code},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://theusufruct.com/cc/1959},
  note         = {Snapshot 2026-05-22}
}