Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:4288

  • 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.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.

The return of any writ of fieri facias, on the return day thereof, shall in no case operate as a release of the seizure of property made under such writ, or as a discharge of any lien acquired by service of such a writ, unless the property so seized is duly sold, or unless such seizure is released by order of the party in whose favor it was made, or by order of a court of competent jurisdiction.