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La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 694

This is the official text of La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 694, part of Louisiana’s Code of Civil Procedure — sets the procedural rules for civil lawsuits in Louisiana courts.

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Official statutory text

An agent has the procedural capacity to sue to enforce a right of his principal, when specially authorized to do so.

For all procedural purposes, the principal is considered the plaintiff in such an action. The defendant may assert any defense available against the principal, and may enforce his rights against the principal in a reconventional demand.

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