Alternative obligation
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
An obligation allowing the obligor to choose which of two things he will do, the performance of either of which will satisfy the instrument. Where the things which form the obj'ect of the contract are separated by a disjunctive, then the obligation is alternative. A promise to deliver a certain thing or to pay a specified sum of money, is an example of this kind of obligation. Civil Code La. art. 2066,
Defined under Alternative in Black's Law Dictionary.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
An obligation allowing the obligor to choose which of two things he will do, the performance of either of which will satisfy the instrument. Where the things which form the object of the contract are separated by a disjunctive, then the obligation is allernative. A promise to deliver a certain thing or to pay a specilied sum of money, is an example of this kind of obligation. Civil Code La. art. 2U66.