2016 Louisiana Laws
Civil Code
CC 1831 - Party must prove obligation

LA Civ Code 1831 (2016) What's This?

CHAPTER 5. PROOF OF OBLIGATIONS

Art. 1831. Party must prove obligation

A party who demands performance of an obligation must prove the existence of the obligation.

A party who asserts that an obligation is null, or that it has been modified or extinguished, must prove the facts or acts giving rise to the nullity, modification, or extinction.

Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.

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