CC 3179 - Ownership of property pledged; rights of creditor upon default of debtor.
Art. 3179. Ownership of property pledged; rights of creditor upon default of debtor.
The creditor does not become owner of the pledged immovable by failure of payment at the stated time; any clause to the contrary is null, and in this case it is only lawful for him to sue his debtor before the court in order to obtain a sentence against him, and to cause the objects which have been put in his hands in pledge to be seized and sold.