LEWLA, LLC v. Unopened Succession of Smith

11 This case involves the partition of a tract of land that resulted after one co-owner sued the unopened succession of the common ancestor-in-title. That deceased former owner had acquired the property in 1927. The initial licitation suit resulted in judgment and the sheriffs sale of the property to the plaintiff/co-owner who initiated the action. Plaintiffs in the present proceeding, who are out-of-state residents, seek to declare the licitation suit a nullity for the. lack of service of process upon them, The trial court granted an exception of prescription and dismissed the suit since the…