Louisiana § RS 9:3801 - Definitions
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 9:3801 — Definitions, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 9:3801. Definitions
For the purposes of this Chapter, unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires:
(1) "Bank" includes any person or association of persons, whether incorporated or not, carrying on the business of banking.
(2) "Fiduciary" includes a trustee under any trust, expressed, implied, resulting or constructive, executor, administrator, guardian, conservator, curator, receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, assignee for the benefit of creditors, partner, agent, officer of a corporation, public or private, public officer, or any other persons acting in a fiduciary capacity for any person, trust or estate.
(3) "Person" includes a corporation, partnership, or other association, or two or more persons having a joint or common interest.
(4) "Principal" includes any person to whom a fiduciary as such owes an obligation.
(5) A thing is done "in good faith" within the meaning of this Chapter when it is in fact done honestly, whether it be done negligently or not.
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Section RS 9:3801 ("Definitions") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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