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Article 3496

Action against attorney for return of papers ACTIVE

An action by a client against an attorney for the return of papers delivered to him for purposes of a law suit is subject to a liberative prescription of three years. This prescription commences to run from the rendition of a final judgment in the law suit or the termination of the attorney-client relationship.

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History

  • enactment Acts 1983, No. 173, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984

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La. Civ. Code art. 3496 (2026).
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@misc{lacivcode-art-3496,
  title        = {La. Civ. Code art. 3496},
  howpublished = {Louisiana Civil Code},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://theusufruct.com/cc/3496},
  note         = {Snapshot 2026-05-22}
}