Legal Opinion
Stockstill v. Cotten
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided May 7, 1956No. 42840PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMITER, Justice.
In this jactitation action affecting certain lands situated in St. Martin Parish the defendants, in limine and pursuant to the provisions of LSA-R.S. 13:5063, filed an exception of want of possession alleging and pleading plaintiffs’ lack of sufficient possession of the property to institute and prosecute the proceedings.
A hearing was held solely on the exception (no answer has been filed) at which considerable evidence was introduced by the respective parties on the question of possession. Subsequently, the court rendered and signed a judgment “in favor of plaintiffs and…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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