Brown v. Broussard
Supreme Court of Louisiana
A PPEAL from the Thirteenth District Court, Parish St. Landry. -l jl Leiois, J. To support the plea of prescription of ton years for the acquisition of an immovable, the possessor must hold for that period a just title. O. O. 8474. His possession must be continuous and uninterrupted, peaceable, public and unequivocal.
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A PPEAL from the Thirteenth District Court, Parish St. Landry. -l jl Leiois, J. To support the plea of prescription of ton years for the acquisition of an immovable, the possessor must hold for that period a just title. O. O. 8474. His possession must be continuous and uninterrupted, peaceable, public and unequivocal. C. O. 8487. A just title is one derived from one whom the vendee honestly believed to be the rea owner; it must also be a title such as to transfer the ownership of the property. O. O. 3484. The possessor must have the positive belief that he is the true owner. If he doubts the…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Fenner, J.
This is a petitory action brought by the heirs of Antoine Ynogosa to recover from the defendant a certain tract of land in possession of defendants which they aver was the property of their ancestor and has never been alienated by him.
The defendant claims as owner under a chain of titles running-back to Ynogosa, and also pleads the prescriptions of thirty and of. ten years.
Ynogosa acquired the land by purchase from th3 estate of Widow Jean Savoie in 1829 by a deed which describes the land as follows:
• “ A tract of land situated, lying and…
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