Legal Opinion
Evans v. Jackson
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided February 13, 1928No. 28648PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Niell, C. J.
This is a petitory action, in which the plaintiff claims a tract of land described as lots 3 and 9 of fractional section 33, in Tp. 18 N., R. 15 W. The defendant has been in possession of lots 3, 9 and 10 of the fractional section 33 for over 30 years, believing it to be public land and intending and endeavoring to perfect a homestead entry.
The plaintiff first claimed title through mesne conveyances from John Page, who held a patent from the United States for all of fractional .section 33, Tp. 18 N., R. 15 W., dated the 1st of December, 1894. But, inasmuch as the land occupied by the…
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