Article 2538

Multiple sellers, multiple buyers, successors ACTIVE

The warranty against redhibitory vices is owed by each of multiple sellers in proportion to his interest.

Multiple buyers must concur in an action for rescission because of a redhibitory defect. An action for reduction of the price may be brought by one of multiple buyers in proportion to his interest.

The same rules apply if a thing with a redhibitory defect is transferred, inter vivos or mortis causa, to multiple successors.

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History

  • enactment Acts 1993, No. 841, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1995

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La. Civ. Code art. 2538 (2026).
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@misc{lacivcode-art-2538,
  title        = {La. Civ. Code art. 2538},
  howpublished = {Louisiana Civil Code},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://theusufruct.com/cc/2538},
  note         = {Snapshot 2026-05-22}
}