Louisiana Codes > Code of Civil Procedure > BOOK V > Title II > Chapter 4 – Execution of Writ of Seizure and Sale


§ 2721	Seizure of property; notice
§ 2722	Advertisement of sale
§ 2723	Appraisal of property, unless waived
§ 2724	Articles relating to sales under fieri facias applicable
§ 2725	Seizure and sale of a motor vehicle out-of-state; procedure

Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
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.
Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
Probate: Proving a will
Testify: Answer questions in court.
Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.


§ 2931	Annulment of probated testament by direct action; defendants; summary proceeding
§ 2932	Burden of proof in action to annul

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.
Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.

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