La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 1703

Current with operative changes from the 2024 Third Special Legislative Session

Section 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.

La. C.P. § 1703

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.

Amended by Acts 2021, No. 174,s. 1, eff. 1/1/2022.

Amended by Acts 2017, No. 419,s. 1, eff. 8/1/2017.

Amended by Acts 1988, No. 443, §2, eff. 1/1/1989.