TITLE III.  OBLIGATIONS IN GENERAL

CHAPTER 1.  GENERAL PRINCIPLES

Art. 1756.  Obligations; definition

An obligation is a legal relationship whereby a person, called the obligor, is bound to render a performance in favor of another, called the obligee.  Performance may consist of giving, doing, or not doing something.

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