Subrogation takes place by operation of law: (1) In favor of an obligee who pays another obligee whose right is preferred to his because of a privilege, pledge, mortgage, or security interest; (2) In favor of a purchaser of movable or immovable property who uses the purchase money to pay creditors holding any privilege, pledge, mortgage, or security interest on the property; (3) In favor of an obligor who pays a debt he owes with others or for others and who has recourse against those others as a result of the payment; (4) In favor of a successor who pays estate debts with his own funds; and (5) In the other cases provided by law.
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