Franks Inv. Co. v. Shaw

The plaintiff, Franks Investment Company, L.L.C. ("Franks"), appeals the trial court judgment which found that the defendants, Melba A. Shaw ("Melba") and Linda Shaw Porter ("Linda," or collectively referred to as "the Shaws"), acquired ownership of a disputed strip of land by virtue of 30-years' acquisitive prescription. For the following reasons, we affirm.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

This suit began as a boundary action instituted by Franks against the Shaws. Franks and the Shaws own neighboring tracts of land along Leonard Road in southern Caddo Parish. The plaintiff owns…