Terms Used In Louisiana Civil Code 1148

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:

A curator of a vacant succession or of absent heirs, owes no interest on the sums of money in his hands belonging to the succession which he administers, but he is forbidden from using them on his private account, under the pain of dismissal and responsibility for all damages caused thereby.