Legal Opinion

Sessum v. Hemperley

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided June 26, 1957No. 42722PublishedCited by 63 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*449PONDER, Justice.

Plaintiff brought an action in boundary-under Article 823 of the LSA-Civil Code alleging that the boundary line between his property and that of the defendants had never been fixed and prayed for a survey- or to be appointed by the Court to fix the boundary line. It was alleged by the plaintiff that the defendants refused to amicably settle the question thus making the action necessary. Defendant filed pleas of 10 and 30 years prescription under Article 852 and 853 or the LSA-Civil Code alleging that a fence was erected in 1904 and recognized by the parties to be the boundary,…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Opdenwyer v. BrownSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1924
  2. Williams v. BernsteinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1899
  3. Sattler v. PellichinoLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1954
  4. Blanchard v. MonroseLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1930
  5. Picou v. CuroleLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1950

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3Cited by63 opinions

  1. Brown v. WoodLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1984
  2. William T. Burton Industries, Inc. v. WellmanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
  3. Stanford v. RobertsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
  4. Fruge v. LyonsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1979
  5. Porche v. MartinLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1965

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