§ Art. 4918 Record of the case; subsequent entries; justice of the peace courts; district courts with concurrent jurisdiction

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Art. 4918. Record of the case; subsequent entries; justice of the peace courts; district courts with concurrent
jurisdiction

    When no written pleadings are required, the justice of the peace or the clerk of court shall record in a permanent book or case file the title of the case, the docket number, the name and address of all parties, a brief statement of the nature and amount of the claim, the issuance and service of citation, the defenses pleaded, motions and other pleas made, the names of witnesses who testified, a list of the documents offered at the trial, the rendition of judgment, and any appeal therefrom.

    APPLICATION--ACTS 2004, NO. 679

    Section 3 of Acts 2004, No. 679 (§ 1 of which amended this article) provides:

    “Section 3. The provisions of this Act shall not apply to French and Spanish colonial documents up to 1803 and American documents from 1803 to 1900.”