Louisiana Revised Statutes 19:379 – Answer; delay for filing
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 19:379
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Property: means any portion of immovable property, including corporeal property, servitudes, rights-of-way, and other rights in or to immovable property located within the corporate limits of the city of Central. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 19:371
- Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
A. Where an entire lot, block, or tract of land is expropriated, any defendant may apply for a trial to determine the measure of compensation by filing an answer within ninety days from the date of service of the petition setting forth the amount claimed, including all of the following:
(1) The value of each parcel expropriated and the amount of damages to the remainder of the property, if any.
(2) A reasonable itemization of the damages claimed, if any.
B. Where a portion of a lot, block, or tract of land is expropriated, any defendant may apply for a trial to determine the measure of compensation by filing an answer within one year from the date of service of the petition setting forth the amount claimed, including all of the following:
(1) The value of each parcel expropriated and the amount claimed as damages to the remainder of his property, if any.
(2) A reasonable itemization of the damages claimed, if any.
Acts 2020, No. 229, §1, eff. June 11, 2020.