Crichton v. Giddens
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from, Third Judicial District Court, Parish of Claiborne; J. E. Reynolds, Judge. Possessory action by Thomas Crichton, Jr., trustee, and others, against T. K. Giddens and others. From a judgment in favor of plaintiffs for possession of part of the land in controversy, plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
. SOMMERVILLE, J.
The widow and heirs of Thomas Crichton, Sr., brought this possessory action to be quieted in the possession of 140 acres of land in Claiborne parish, which possession they allege has been disturbed by defendants.
Defendants answered, admitting that plaintiffs were and had been in possession of certain small tracts of land, through tenants, of the 140 acres, but denied that they were in possession of more than the amount specified in their answer. Defendants set up title in themselves, and asked that the suit be converted into a petitory action; but plaintiffs refused their…
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