Louisiana-Delta Hardwood Lumber Co. v. Johnson

Plaintiffs, Louisiana-Delta Hardwood Lumber Company, Inc., and Tensas Delta Land Company, brought this action in slander of title against defendants as descendants and heirs of J. Glover Johnson. In answer, defendants claimed title to the tract of land involved, thus converting the action into a petitory action. In this opinion parties will be referred to as plaintiffs and defendants in accordance with their respective capacities in the original suit.

Plaintiffs claim record title under mesne conveyances out of the United States Government, supported by actual physical corporeal possession for…