Mayfield v. Mayfield

LOTTINGER, Judge.

This is a petitory action by Nicholas J. and Marjorie N. Mayfield (Mayfields), to establish the ownership of a certain piece of property in St. Tammany Parish that was in the possession of the defendants, Suzanne Mayfield (Mayfield) and Randy Lee Quinton (Quinton).

From the trial court’s dismissal of the main demand, plaintiffs appeal.

FACTS

In September, 1976, the Mayfields gratuitously donated the property in controversy to their daughter, Mayfield, who was then married to Quinton. The act of donation executed by the parties specifically designated the property as Mayfield’s…