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Pleading special matters; capacity

La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 855
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855. Pleading special matters; capacity Except as otherwise provided by law, it is not necessary to allege the capacity of a party to sue or be sued or the authority of a party to sue or be sued in a representative capacity or the legal existence of a legal entity or an organized association of persons made a party. Such procedural capacity shall be presumed, unless challenged by the dilatory exception. Acts 2018, No. 195, §1.
Source: Louisiana State Legislature (legis.la.gov)URL: https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=112274Fetched: 10/20/2026

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