1610. The right of a creditor to damages, including punitive damages, may be assigned or transmitted.
This rule does not apply where the right of the creditor results from the infringement of a personality right; in such a case, the right of the creditor to damages may not be assigned, and may be transmitted only to his heirs.
1991, c. 64, a. 1610; I.N. 2014-05-01.