Section 1703 – Scope of judgment

May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Louisiana

A final default judgment shall not be different in kind from that demanded in the petition. The amount of damages awarded shall be the amount proven to be properly due as a remedy.

La. C.P. § 1703

Amended by Acts 2017, No. 419,s. 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Amended by Acts 1988, No. 443, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1989.

SEE ACTS 1988, NO. 443, §3.