Article 2897

Loss caused by fortuitous event ACTIVE

When the thing lent is damaged by a fortuitous event from which the borrower could have protected the thing lent by using a thing of his own or, when being unable to preserve both things, the borrower chose to preserve a thing of his own, he is liable for the damage to the thing lent.

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History

  • enactment Acts 2004, No. 743, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005

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La. Civ. Code art. 2897 (2026).
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@misc{lacivcode-art-2897,
  title        = {La. Civ. Code art. 2897},
  howpublished = {Louisiana Civil Code},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://theusufruct.com/cc/2897},
  note         = {Snapshot 2026-05-22}
}