Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure 5011 – Procedure
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Terms Used In Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure 5011
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
The rules provided in Articles 4917 through 4923 apply to a suit in a district court, when a justice of the peace would have concurrent jurisdiction thereof.
Acts 1986, No. 156, §1.