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Article 2232. In contracts and quasi-contracts,


        the court may award exemplary damages if the


        defendant  acted  in  a  wanton,  fraudulent,



        reckless, oppressive, or malevolent manner.









        Article  2233.  Exemplary  damages  cannot  be


        recovered  as  a  matter  of  right;  the  court  will


        decide  whether  or  not  they  should  be



        adjudicated.
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