2011 Louisiana Laws
Civil Code
CC 3171 — Indivisibility of pawn as to heirs of debtor and creditor.
Art. 3171. Indivisibility of pawn as to heirs of debtor and creditor.
The pawn can not be divided, notwithstanding the divisibility of the debt between the heirs of the debtor and those of the creditor.
The debtor's heir, who has paid his share of the debt, can not demand the restitution of his share in the pledge, so long as the debt is not fully satisfied.
And respectively the heir of the creditor, who has received his share of the debt, can not return the pledge to the prejudice of those of his coheirs who are not satisfied.
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