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La. Civ. Code Ann. art. 1877 (2026)

Fortuitous event that has made performance impossible in part

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Art. 1877.  Fortuitous event that has made performance impossible in part

When a fortuitous event has made a party's performance impossible in part, the court may reduce the other party's counterperformance proportionally, or, according to the circumstances, may declare the contract dissolved.

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