La. R.S. § 9:3802

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Tit. 9, § 3802. Payment or transfer to fiduciary; responsibility for proper application

Official statutory text

A person who in good faith pays or transfers to a fiduciary any money or other property which the fiduciary as such is authorized to receive, is not responsible for the proper application thereof by the fiduciary; and any right or title acquired from the fiduciary in consideration of such payment or transfer is not invalid in consequence of a misapplication by the fiduciary.

Status: in_force

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