Art. 1915. Final and interlocutory judgments; partial judgment; partial exception; partial
summary judgment
A. A final judgment may be rendered, even though it may not grant the successful
party or parties all of the relief prayed for, or may not adjudicate all of the issues in the case,
when the court:
(1) Dismisses the suit as to fewer than all of the parties, defendants, third-party
plaintiffs, third-party defendants, or interveners.
(2) Grants a motion for judgment on the pleadings, as provided by Articles 965, 968,
and 969.
(3) Grants a motion for summary judgment, as provided by Articles 966 through 969,
but not including a summary judgment granted pursuant to Article 966(E).
(4) Grants a judgment on either the principal or incidental demand, when the two
have been tried separately, as provided by Article 1038.
(5) Grants a judgment on the issue of liability when that issue has been tried
separately by the court, or when, in a jury trial, the issue of liability has been tried before a
jury and the issue of damages is to be tried before a different jury.
(6) Imposes sanctions or disciplinary action pursuant to Article 191, 863, or 864 or
Code of Evidence Article 510(G).
B. If an appeal is taken from any judgment rendered in accordance with Paragraph
A this Article, the trial court shall retain jurisdiction to adjudicate the remaining issues in the
case.
C. Except as otherwise provided by law, when a court grants a judgment or summary
judgment, or sustains an exception in part, as to one or more but fewer than all of the claims,
demands, issues, or theories by or against a party, whether in an original demand,
reconventional demand, cross-claim, third-party claim, or intervention, that judgment is an
interlocutory judgment.
D. All judgments rendered in accordance with this Article shall be reduced to writing
and signed by the court.
Acts 1983, No. 534, §3; Acts 1992, No. 71, §1; Acts 1997, No. 483, §2, eff. July 1,
1997; Acts 1999, No. 89, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1263, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2000; Acts 2001, No. 553,
§1; Acts 2013, No. 391, §1; Acts 2025, No. 250, §3.