Simmons v. Hanson

PONDER, Justice.

The surviving widow and children of Ansil N. Simmons, Sr., hereinafter referred to as the Simmons heirs, brought an action in jactitation alleging that they are the owners and in possession of Bellewood Plantation containing 1,375.30 acres of land located in the Parish of Assumption and that the defendants, Mrs. Eda Dossat Hanson and her mineral lessee, are slandering their title to the land by placing of record a purported oil, gas and mineral lease. Mrs. Hanson answered setting up title to the land and thereby converted the suit into a petitory action. The Simmons heirs…