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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:509"
article_number: "509"
status: active
heading: "Value or bulk as a basis to determine principal thing."
breadcrumb: "Book II › Title II › Chapter 2 › Section 3"
source_url: "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=110692"
acts_citations_raw: "Acts 1979, No. 180, §1."
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  - act_year: 1979
    act_number: 180
    section: 1
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# Art. 509. Value or bulk as a basis to determine principal thing.

In case of doubt as to which is a principal thing and which is an accessory, the most valuable, or the most bulky if value is nearly equal, shall be deemed to be principal.