Cap. 16 Art. 1456Where thing is damaged by the defendant or any former possessor.

Where the thing has been damaged by the party against whom the right of redemption is exercised or by any other former possessor, the party exercising such right shall only be entitled to claim damages up to the amount of the profit which the tort-feasor may have derived therefrom, unless it is shown that the latter caused the damage for the purpose of avoiding the redemption, or of prejudicing the party exercising such right, saving the provisions of article 1461.