CHAPTER 4. DISCUSSION Art. 5151. Discussion defined Discussion is the right of a secondary obligor to compel the creditor to enforce the obligation against the property of the primary obligor or, if the obligation is a legal or judicial mortgage, against other property affected thereby, before enforcing it against the property of the secondary obligor.
Art. 5152. Surety’s right to plead When a surety is sued by the creditor on the suretyship obligation, and the right of discussion has been created by contract between the surety and the creditor, the surety may plead discussion to compel the creditor to obtain and execute a judgment against the principal before executing a […]
Art. 5153. Transferee in revocatory action; right to plead discussion When a revocatory action is brought by a creditor to set aside a transfer of property made by his debtor, the transferee may plead discussion to compel the creditor to obtain and execute a judgment against the debtor before setting the transfer aside.
Art. 5154. Third possessor’s right to plead When a legal or judicial mortgage securing an indebtedness due by a former owner of property is sought to be enforced against the property after its acquisition by a third possessor, the latter may plead discussion to compel the mortgagee to enforce the mortgage against other property affected […]
Art. 5155. Pleading discussion A third possessor may plead discussion in an injunction suit to restrain the enforcement of a legal or judicial mortgage against his property. Discussion may be pleaded by a surety or transferee in a revocatory action only in the dilatory exception. In pleading discussion, the secondary obligor shall: (1) Point out […]
Art. 5156. Effect of discussion When discussion is pleaded successfully by a third possessor, or by the transferee in a revocatory action, the court shall stay proceedings against the third possessor or transferee until the creditor has executed his judgment against the property discussed. When discussion is pleaded successfully by a surety and the principal […]
