CCP 851 - Three modes of procedure; book ii governs ordinary proceedings - Louisiana Statutes

BOOK II

ORDINARY PROCEEDINGS

TITLE I.

PLEADING

CHAPTER 1. GENERAL DISPOSITIONS

Art. 851. Three modes of procedure; Book II governs ordinary proceedings

Three different modes of procedure are used in civil matters in the trial courts of this state: ordinary, summary, and executory.

The articles in this Book govern ordinary proceedings, which are to be used in the district courts in all cases, except as otherwise provided by law.

Summary and executory proceedings are regulated by the provisions of Book V.