Digest of the Civil Laws now in force in the Territory of Orleans

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The Digest of the Civil Laws now in force in the Territory of Orleans is an 1808 compilation of civil law that formed the foundation of Louisiana’s unique mixed civil law system in the United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil code ⓘ
historical legal document ⓘ
legal codification ⓘ
appliesTo Louisiana ⓘ
Territory of Orleans ⓘ
basedOn French civil law tradition ⓘ
compiledIn Territory of Orleans ⓘ
contains articles of civil law ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date 1808 ⓘ
followedBy Louisiana Civil Code of 1825 ⓘ
foundationOf Louisiana civil law tradition ⓘ
Louisiana’s mixed civil law system ⓘ
governs contracts ⓘ
inheritance and succession ⓘ
marriage and family relations ⓘ
property rights ⓘ
hasPart book on obligations ⓘ
book on persons ⓘ
book on things ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 19th century ⓘ
influencedBy French law ⓘ
Roman law tradition ⓘ
Spanish law ⓘ
jurisdiction Territory of Orleans ⓘ
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
legalField civil law ⓘ
legalStatus superseded ⓘ
legalSystem civil law ⓘ
mixed civil law–common law system ⓘ
legalTradition continental European civil law ⓘ
placeOfPublication New Orleans ⓘ
publicationYear 1808 ⓘ
purpose to codify civil laws then in force in the Territory of Orleans ⓘ
region Louisiana ⓘ
linked to: Louisiana Territory
shortName Louisiana Digest of 1808 ⓘ
significance first comprehensive civil code for the Territory of Orleans ⓘ
one of the earliest civil codes in the United States ⓘ
subjectMatter family law ⓘ
obligations ⓘ
private law ⓘ
property law ⓘ
succession law ⓘ
title Digest of the Civil Laws now in force in the Territory of Orleans ⓘ
typeOfLaw statutory law ⓘ
usedIn Louisiana courts ⓘ

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Digest of 1808 → alsoKnownAs → Digest of the Civil Laws now in force in the Territory of Orleans ⓘ
Digest of the Civil Laws now in force in the Territory of Orleans → title → Digest of the Civil Laws now in force in the Territory of Orleans ⓘ
Digest of the Civil Laws now in force in the Territory of Orleans → shortName → Louisiana Digest of 1808 ⓘ
linked to: Digest of the Civil Laws now in force in the Territory of Orleans