Moulierre v. Coco
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Fourteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Avoyelles; Gregory Horatio Couvillon, Judge. . Action by Francois Moulierre against Albert D. Coco and others. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
This is a petitory action to recover a tract of land containing 80 acres, *848with the buildings and improvements thereon situated in the parish of Avoyelles.
Defendants set up title, and also pleaded the prescriptions of 10 and 30 years. There was judgment in favor of defendants, and plaintiff has appealed.
On August 15, 1859,.the state of Louisiana issued a patent to Jules Desfosse to several tracts of land, described as “swamp” land, containing 278.33 acres, among which was included the E. y2 of N. W. % of section 26, township 1 S., of range 4 E., Southwestern district, state of Louisiana.
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