Motty v. Broussard

HOOD, Judge.

This is a petitory action in which plaintiffs seek a judgment decreeing them to be the owners of a 6.509-acre, triangular shaped tract of land in Vermilion Parish. The suit was instituted by Paul Motty and others against Mrs. Azelie Broussard. The defendant answered, contending that she has acquired the ownership of the subject property by acquisitive prescription of 30 years. Judgment on the merits was rendered by the trial court dismissing plaintiffs’ suit and recognizing defendant as the owner of the property in dispute. Plaintiffs have appealed.

The present suit is a sequel to…