Chachere v. Superior Oil Co.

FOURNET, Justice.

This is a petitory action to recover a certain tract of land situated in the Parish of Acadia, State of Louisiana, and for an accounting of all of the oil or other minerals extracted therefrom.

Plaintiffs claim title as the descendants and heirs of Theodore C. Chachere, Sr., and of Perena Young, his wife, both deceased. For cause of action they allege that Theodore C. Chachere, Sr., on April 5, 1881, after the death of his wife, Perena Young, in March of the same year, acquired 300 arpents of land with funds belonging to the community formerly existing between them, which was…