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2021 Louisiana Laws
Code of Civil Procedure
Art. 5. Same; effect of reduction of claim
Universal Citation: LA Code Civ Pro art. 5 (2021)
When a plaintiff reduces his claim on a single cause of action to bring it within the jurisdiction of a court and judgment is rendered thereon, he remits the portion of his claim for which he did not pray for judgment, and is precluded thereafter from demanding it judicially.
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