A final default judgment shall not be different in kind from that demanded in the petition. The amount of damages awarded shall be the amount proven to be properly due as a remedy.
NOTE: Art. 1703 as amended by Acts 2021, No. 174, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
Art. 1703. Scope of judgment
A default judgment shall not be different in kind from that demanded in the petition. The amount of damages awarded shall be the amount proven to be properly due as a remedy.
Amended by Acts 1988, No. 443, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1989; Acts 2017, No. 419, §1; Acts 2021, No. 174, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
NOTE: See Acts 1988, No. 443, §3.