§ 4651 Definition
§ 4652 Claimants who may be impleaded
§ 4653 Parish where proceeding brought
§ 4654 Petition
§ 4655 Service of process; delay for answer
§ 4656 Each defendant both plaintiff and defendant; no responsive pleadings to answer; no default required
§ 4657 Failure of defendant to answer timely
§ 4657.1 Notice to attorney general when the state is a defendant
§ 4658 Deposit of money into registry of court
§ 4659 Costs
§ 4660 Injunctive relief
§ 4661 Applicability of articles to proceedings under certain special statutes
§ 4662 Rules of ordinary proceeding applicable

Terms Used In Louisiana Codes > Code of Civil Procedure > BOOK VII > Title X - Concursus Proceedings

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.