Hamilton v. Bowie Lumber Co.

LOTTINGER, Judge.

This suit was filed on June 4, 1958 by nineteen petitioners, none of whom are residents, nor have they ever lived, in Louisiana. The petition sets forth a possessory action, a petitory action, and an action in slander of title. The defendant Bowie Lumber Company, Ltd. and its mineral lessees filed an exception of want of possession claiming that the claimants have never been in possession of the property, which exceptions were maintained by the Lower Court. The suit was then resolved into a petitory action which, after trial below, resulted in a judgment in favor of defendant…