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Art. 3537. General rule

TITLE VI. CONVENTIONAL OBLIGATIONS Art. 3537. General rule Except as otherwise provided in this Title, an issue of conventional obligations is governed by the law of the state whose policies would be most seriously impaired if its law were not applied to that issue. That state is determined by evaluating the strength and pertinence of […]

Art. 3538. Form

Art. 3538. Form A contract is valid as to form if made in conformity with: (1) the law of the state of making; (2) the law of the state of performance to the extent that performance is to be rendered in that state; (3) the law of the state of common domicile or place of […]

Art. 3539. Capacity

Art. 3539. Capacity A person is capable of contracting if he possesses that capacity under the law of either the state in which he is domiciled at the time of making the contract or the state whose law is applicable to the contract under Article 3537. Acts 1991, No. 923, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.

Art. 3540. Party autonomy

Art. 3540. Party autonomy All other issues of conventional obligations are governed by the law expressly chosen or clearly relied upon by the parties, except to the extent that law contravenes the public policy of the state whose law would otherwise be applicable under Article 3537. Acts 1991, No. 923, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.

Art. 3541. Other juridical acts and quasi-contractual obligations

Art. 3541. Other juridical acts and quasi-contractual obligations Unless otherwise provided by the law of this state, the law applicable to juridical acts other than contracts and to quasi-contractual obligations is determined in accordance with the principles of this Title. Acts 1991, No. 923, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.