Cap. 16 Art. 1437When purchaser may suspend payment of price.

(1) If the buyer is disturbed in the possession of the thing or has reasonable cause to fear that he will be so disturbed, by any action hypothecary or for the recovery of the thing rei he may suspend the payment of the price until the seller vindicatio, shall have caused the molestation to cease or shall have removed the cause for which such molestation is feared, unless the seller elects to give security, or unless it was agreed that the buyer was to pay notwithstanding any molestation.

(2) Nevertheless, even in the case mentioned in this article, in the event of any of the circumstances referred to in article 1434, the buyer, if he suspends payment of the price, shall owe interest thereon, unless he elects to pay the price into court.