Hanks v. Souder

This is a petitory action. Plaintiff alleges that he is the true and lawful owner of a certain tract of land containing 13.75 acres situated in St. Helena Parish; that he acquired the said property from W.K. Gremillion on April 4, 1938, which act of acquisition was duly recorded in the conveyance records of the Parish of St. Helena; that defendant is in the actual physical possession of the property without any title whatsoever and refuses to deliver the possession of said property without any good or legal cause for such refusal.

In answer, defendant admits the ownership of the property to be…