La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 1731
This is the official text of La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 1731, part of Louisiana’s Code of Civil Procedure — sets the procedural rules for civil lawsuits in Louisiana courts.
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Issues triable by jury
Official statutory text
A. Except as limited by Article 1732, the right of trial by jury is recognized.
B. Except as otherwise provided, the nature and amount of the principal demand shall determine whether any issue in the principal or incidental demand is triable by jury.
C. If the compulsory reconventional demand is triable by a jury, but the principal demand is not, the compulsory reconventional demand may be tried by a jury.
Acts 1983, No. 534, §1; Acts 1995, No. 661, §1.
B. Except as otherwise provided, the nature and amount of the principal demand shall determine whether any issue in the principal or incidental demand is triable by jury.
C. If the compulsory reconventional demand is triable by a jury, but the principal demand is not, the compulsory reconventional demand may be tried by a jury.
Acts 1983, No. 534, §1; Acts 1995, No. 661, §1.
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