Terms Used In Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure 1843

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.

            A default judgment is that which is rendered against a defendant who fails to plead within the time prescribed by law.

            Acts 2017, No. 419, §1; Acts 2021, No. 174, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.