La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 1065
This is the official text of La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 1065, part of Louisiana’s Code of Civil Procedure — sets the procedural rules for civil lawsuits in Louisiana courts.
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Reconventional demand exceeding principal demand
Official statutory text
The reconventional demand may or may not diminish or defeat the recovery sought in the principal demand. It may claim relief exceeding in amount that sought in the principal demand.
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