La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 3722

This is the official text of La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 3722, part of Louisiana’s Code of Civil Procedure — sets the procedural rules for civil lawsuits in Louisiana courts.

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Enforcement by ordinary proceeding

Official statutory text

When the mortgagee enforces a conventional mortgage by an ordinary proceeding, he must first obtain a judgment against the mortgagor and then execute the judgment. If it is not possible to obtain a personal judgment against the mortgagor, then the judgment shall be in rem.

Acts 2003, No. 1072, §1.

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