Recovery of materials or value in lieu of ownership.
La. Civ. Code art. 515
in effect515. Recovery of materials or value in lieu of ownership.
When an owner of materials that have been used without his knowledge for the making of a new thing acquires the ownership of that thing, he may demand that, in lieu of the ownership of the new thing, materials of the same species, quantity, weight, measure and quality or their value be delivered to him.
Acts 1979, No. 180, §1.
Source: Louisiana State Legislature (legis.la.gov)URL: https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=110699Fetched: 10/20/2026
