Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure 3571 – Grounds for sequestration
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Terms Used In Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure 3571
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
When one claims the ownership or right to possession of property, or a mortgage, security interest, lien, or privilege thereon, he may have the property seized under a writ of sequestration, if it is within the power of the defendant to conceal, dispose of, or waste the property or the revenues therefrom, or remove the property from the parish, during the pendency of the action.
Acts 1989, No. 137, §18, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.