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Art. 2770. Workmen employed by contractor, rights against owner.

Art. 2770. Workmen employed by contractor, rights against owner. Masons, carpenters and other workmen, who have been employed in the construction of a building or other works, undertaken by the job, have their action against the proprietor of the house on which they have worked, only for the sum which may be due by him […]

Art. 2771. Masons, carpenters and other artificers as contractors.

Art. 2771. Masons, carpenters and other artificers as contractors. Masons, carpenters, blacksmiths*and all other artificers, who undertake work by the job, are bound by the provisions contained in the present section, for they may be considered as undertakers each in his particular line of business. *Note error in English translation of French text; "blacksmiths" should […]