LAWS 417A Obligations I
This is a basic course in Louisiana Obligations and Contract Law with primary emphasis upon the Louisiana Civil Code. It introduces Obligations in General (Civil Code arts. 1756-1759) and a few kinds of obligations (arts. 1763-1766) but focuses more particularly on civil law contracts and those common law concepts that have been adopted into Louisiana’s civil law. Topics dealt with include introduction to the Louisiana Civil Code, Introduction to Obligations, formation of contracts (capacity, consent, cause (and consideration), objects and freedom of contract as well as interpretation and effects of contracts, vices of consent, nonperformance and will introduce remedies for nonperformance.