Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure 4850.1 – City Court of Alexandria; in rem and quasi in rem jurisdiction
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Terms Used In Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure 4850.1
- 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.
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
The City Court of Alexandria may exercise jurisdiction quasi in rem over movable or immovable property, or jurisdiction in rem over movable property, in the manner provided by law, if the property is situated within the territorial jurisdiction of the court and the value of the property and the amount in dispute does not exceed ten thousand dollars. The City Court of Alexandria may issue a writ of seizure and sale in an executory proceeding to enforce a privilege or mortgage on movable or immovable property if the value of the property and the amount in dispute does not exceed ten thousand dollars.
Acts 2003, No. 905, §1.