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Art. 1886. Delegation of performance
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Art. 1886. Delegation of performance
A delegation of performance by an obligor to a third person is effective when that person binds himself to perform.
A delegation effects a novation only when the obligee expressly discharges the original obligor.
Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
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