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Art. 1876. Contract dissolved when performance becomes impossible

When the entire performance owed by one party has become impossible because of a fortuitous event, the contract is dissolved.

The other party may then recover any performance he has already rendered.

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