Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure 644 – Party plaintiff who refuses or fails to sue
Current as of: 2023 | Check for updates
|
Other versions
Terms Used In Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure 644
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- 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.
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
If a party subject to the jurisdiction of the court should join as a plaintiff but refuses or fails to do so, he may be joined as a defendant and required to assert his rights in the action or be precluded thereafter from asserting them.
Acts 1995, No. 662, §1.