§ 24 Kinds of persons
§ 25 Commencement and end of natural personality
§ 26 Art. 26. Unborn child
§ 27 General legal capacity
§ 28 Capacity to make juridical acts
§ 29 Age of majority
§ 30 Presumption of death
§ 31 Existence of a person at time of accrual of a right
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Terms Used In Louisiana Codes > Civil Code > BOOK I > Title I - Natural and Juridical Persons

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Legatee: A beneficiary of a decedent
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.