Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 42:87

  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.

Whenever there is pending in any court of this state, an untried suit wherein the title to or possession of any office is involved, regardless of the nature of the pleadings, it may be discontinued by the plaintiff upon payment of costs.