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2019 Louisiana Laws
Code of Civil Procedure
Art. 1703. Scope of judgment
Universal Citation: LA Code Civ Pro art. 1703 (2019)
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.
Amended by Acts 1988, No. 443, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1989; Acts 2017, No. 419, §1.
NOTE: See Acts 1988, No. 443, §3.
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