La. Civ. Code art. 1977 : Civil Code — OF THE DIFFERENT MODES OF ACQUIRING THE OWNERSHIP OF THINGS — CONVENTIONAL OBLIGATIONS OR CONTRACTS — OBJECT AND MATTER OF CONTRACTS — Obligation or performance by a third person TEXT PDF The object of a contract may be that a third person will incur an obligation or render a performance. The party who promised that obligation or performance is liable for damages if the third person does not bind himself or does not perform. La. C.C. § 1977 Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. 1/1/1985.