§ Art. 1732 Limitation upon jury trials
Art. 1732. Limitation upon jury trials
A trial by jury shall not be available in:
(1) A suit where the amount of no individual petitioner's cause of action exceeds fifty thousand dollars exclusive of interest and costs.
(2) A suit on an unconditional obligation to pay a specific sum of money, unless the defense thereto is forgery, fraud, error, want, or failure of consideration.
(3) A summary, executory, probate, partition, mandamus, habeas corpus, quo warranto, injunction, concursus, workers'
compensation, emancipation, tutorship, interdiction, curatorship, filiation, annulment of marriage, or divorce proceeding.
(4) A proceeding to determine custody, visitation, alimony, or child support.
(5) A proceeding to review an action by an administrative or municipal body.
(6) All cases where a jury trial is specifically denied by law.
APPLICABILITY OF ACTS 1999, NO. 1363
Section 2 of Acts 1999, No. 1363 (§ 1 of which amended this article) provided:
“The provisions of this Act shall only be applicable to causes of action which arise on or after the effective date thereof.”
Acts 1999, No. 1363 became effective August 15, 1999.