CCP 1703 - Scope of judgment - Louisiana Statutes

Art. 1703. Scope of judgment

A judgment by default 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.

{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1988, NO. 443, §3.}}