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2023 Louisiana Laws
Code of Civil Procedure
Art. 1703. Scope of judgment
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LA Code Civ Pro Art. 1703 (2023)
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Art. 1703. Scope of judgment
A 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; Acts 2021, No. 174, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
NOTE: See Acts 1988, No. 443, §3.
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