Heirs of Hutton v. Self

SHORTESS, Judge.

Plaintiffs-appellants, the Heirs of Edith Hutton Self, filed this petitory action seeking to be recognized as the owners of a certain tract of land located in St. Helena Parish. Defendant-appellee, Fannie T. Self, answered the suit, denied plaintiffs’ allegations and claimed ownership. After trial on the merits, judgment was rendered dismissing plaintiffs’ suit and this appeal followed.

Plaintiffs claim ownership of the subject property by virtue of a judgment of possession rendered in the succession of Edith Hutton Self on March 18, 1975, which placed them in possession as…