La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 2083

This is the official text of La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 2083, part of Louisiana’s Code of Civil Procedure — sets the procedural rules for civil lawsuits in Louisiana courts.

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Judgments appealable

Official statutory text

A. A final judgment is appealable in all causes in which appeals are given by law, whether rendered after hearing, by default, or by reformation under Article 1814.

B. In reviewing a judgment reformed in accordance with a remittitur or additur, the court shall consider the reasonableness of the underlying jury verdict.

C. An interlocutory judgment is appealable only when expressly provided by law.

Amended by Acts 1984, No. 59, §1; Acts 1989, No. 173, §1; Acts 2005, No. 205, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

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