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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:1977"
article_number: "1977"
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heading: "Obligation or performance by a third person"
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acts_citations_raw: "Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985."
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# Art. 1977. Obligation or performance by a third person

The object of a contract may be that a third person will incur an obligation or render a performance.

The party who promised that obligation or performance is liable for damages if the third person does not bind himself or does not perform.