Comment by Elizabeth Ruth Carter
This Comment will trace the history of the law governing component parts in Louisiana Civil Code article 466 and its predecessor articles. It notes that civilian methods of interpretation do little to solve the ambiguity inherent in component parts and that stare decisis and jurisprudence constante only confuse the situation. The societal expectations test has been designed to account for these problems and has successfully resolved the ambiguities when it is correctly applied.
About the Author
Elizabeth Ruth Carter. J.D. candidate 2007, Tulane University School of Law; B.S./B.A. 2002, University of Memphis.
Citation
81 Tul. L. Rev. 1665 (2007)