Hongo v. Carlton

MILLER, Judge.

Ernest and Moise Hongo filed this pos-sessory action against Cora Braxton Carlton. Title is not at issue. The Hongo property is north of and adjacent to the Carlton property, both fronting on Lee (or 8th) Street in the City of Natchitoches.

The trial court awarded possession of the disputed five or six foot strip to the Hon-gos and ordered Carlton to remove her chain link fence and pay $250 damages. Defendant appealed.

The facts show that an old fence was built about forty years earlier to separate the two properties. This old fence line was recognized by the trial court as the…