Vance v. Sentell

On Rehearing.

ST. PAUL, Justice.

We have re-examined this case and find no reason to disturb our former opinion and decree.(1) It is immaterial that defendant was in moral good faith in believing himself entitled to the land under the oral abandonment thereof to him by his uncle, the ancestor of these plaintiffs. Articles 3451, 3453, R. C. C. (formerly 3414, 3416) must be read in connection with articles 503, 502, R. C. C. (formerly 495, 494). There is no difference between a “possessor in good faith” and a “bona fide” possessor. And there can be no bona fide possessor except one who possesses…