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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:1994"
article_number: "1994"
status: active
heading: "Obligor liable for failure to perform"
breadcrumb: "Book III › Title IV › Chapter 8 › Section 4"
source_url: "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=109248"
acts_citations_raw: "Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985."
acts_citations:
  - act_year: 1984
    act_number: 331
    section: 1
    effective_date: 1985-01-01
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# Art. 1994. Obligor liable for failure to perform

An obligor is liable for the damages caused by his failure to perform a conventional obligation.

A failure to perform results from nonperformance, defective performance, or delay in performance.