Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:4434

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Writ of certiorari: An order issued by the Supreme Court directing the lower court to transmit records for a case for which it will hear on appeal.

When any decree has been rendered by any court of appeal, or by the supreme court, any party to the suit in which the decree may have been rendered may demand a copy of the decree, may have it registered in either the mortgage or conveyance office of any parish in this state whether an application for a writ of certiorari or review, or for a rehearing, has or has not been made.