La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 4875
This is the official text of La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 4875, part of Louisiana’s Code of Civil Procedure — sets the procedural rules for civil lawsuits in Louisiana courts.
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Entire suit transferred
Official statutory text
A. An order to transfer divests the trial court of limited jurisdiction of jurisdiction over all claims and parties cumulated in the suit and the entire suit is transferred to the district court.
B. The right of other parties to trial by jury in the district court shall be determined as if the suit had initially been commenced in that court.
Acts 1979, No. 46, ยง1, eff. Jan. 1, 1980.
B. The right of other parties to trial by jury in the district court shall be determined as if the suit had initially been commenced in that court.
Acts 1979, No. 46, ยง1, eff. Jan. 1, 1980.
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