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CC 3497

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CC 3497
SECTION 3. FIVE YEAR PRESCRIPTION
Art. 3497. Actions subject to a five year prescription
The following actions are subject to a liberative prescription of five years:
An action for annulment of a testament;
An action for the reduction of an excessive donation;
An action for the rescission of a partition and warranty of portions; and
An action for damages for the harvesting of timber without the consent of the owner.
This prescription is suspended in favor of minors, during minority.
Acts 1983, No. 173, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984; Acts 2009, No. 107, §1.
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