Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:4111

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • 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.

An executory proceeding to enforce a mortgage or privilege affecting the whole of a continuous tract of land situated partly in different parishes, at the option of the plaintiff, may be brought at the domicile of the defendant, or in any parish where a portion of the tract is situated.  

Added by Acts 1960, No. 32, §6, eff. Jan. 1, 1961.