La. Civ. Code art. 1900
This is the official text of La. Civ. Code art. 1900, part of Louisiana’s Civil Code — louisiana's civil law tradition codifies persons, property, obligations, and family relations here rather than in a separate statutory code.
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Assignment by obligee
Official statutory text
An obligor who has consented to an assignment of the credit by the obligee to a third person may not claim against the third person any compensation that the obligor otherwise could have claimed against the obligee.
An obligor who has been given notice of an assignment to which the obligor did not consent may not claim compensation against the assignee for an obligation of the assignor arising after that notice.
Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985; Acts 2025, No. 488, §1.
An obligor who has been given notice of an assignment to which the obligor did not consent may not claim compensation against the assignee for an obligation of the assignor arising after that notice.
Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985; Acts 2025, No. 488, §1.
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