Louisiana Revised Statutes & Codes

La. Rev. Stat. § 9:3158 (2026)

This adjudication is the completion of the sale; the purchaser becomes the owner of the article adjudged, and the contract is, from that time, subjected to the same rules which govern the ordinary contract of sale.

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§3158.  Adjudication as completion of sale

This adjudication is the completion of the sale; the purchaser becomes the owner of the article adjudged, and the contract is, from that time, subjected to the same rules which govern the ordinary contract of sale.

Redesignated by Acts 1993, No. 841, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.  

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1999–2023 · leading case: Wright v. Assurance Co. of Am., 728 So. 2d 974 (La. Ct. App. 1999).
Wright v. Assurance Co. of Am., 728 So. 2d 974 (La. Ct. App. 1999). “R.S. 9:3158)— "This adjudication is the completion of the sale; the purchaser becomes the owner of the article adjudged, and the contract is, from that time, subjected to the same rules which govern the ordinary contract of sale.”
Caldwell v. Leche, 994 So. 2d 679 (La. Ct. App. 2008). “R.S. 9:3158. If the adjudication be made on condition that the price shall be paid in cash, the auctioneer may require the price immediately, before delivering possession of the thing sold.”
Hagen v. Hagen, 110 So. 3d 172 (La. Ct. App. 2012). “The first step in calculating a child support obligation, pursuant to LSA-R.”
First NBC Bank v. Gusman, 79 So. 3d 353 (La. Ct. App. 2011). “R.S. 9:3158 — This adjudication is the completion of the sale; the purchaser becomes the owner of the article adjudged, and the contract is, from that time, subjected to the same rules which govern the ordinary contract of sale.”
Weinhoffer v. Davie Shoring, Inc. (E.D. La. 2023). “R.S. 9:3158. 11. The essential elements of a breach of contract claim are (1) the obligor’s undertaking an obligation to perform, (2) the failure of the obligor to perform the obligation; and (3) the failure to perform resulted in damages to the obligee.”
Graystar Mortg., L.L.C. v. Gregory Swafford as Tr. for the Gregory Swafford Fam. Trust (La. Ct. App. 2023). “R.S. 9:3158 states: “This adjudication is the completion of the sale; 4 the purchaser becomes the owner of the article adjudged, and the contract is, from that time subjected to the same rules which govern the ordinary contract of sale.”
Chase Home Fin., LLC v. Fox, 150 So. 3d 603 (La. Ct. App. 2014). “R.S. 9:3158 which provides that an “adjudication is the completion of the sale; the purchaser becomes the owner of the article adjudged, and the contract is, from that time, subjected to the same rules which govern the ordinary contract of sale.”
— La. Rev. Stat. § 9:3158(E) — 1 case
Hagen v. Hagen, 110 So. 3d 172 (La. Ct. App. 2012). “The first step in calculating a child support obligation, pursuant to LSA-R.”
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