Perkins v. Mullins

BOLIN, Judge.

This case involves a determination of the boundary between a tract of land owned by plaintiff and one owned by defendant. After hearing testimony from surveyors appointed by each party, the trial court rendered judgment determining the boundary to be as described in the plat by plaintiff’s surveyor. We vacate that judgment and remand the case for the appointment of a surveyor by the court pursuant to Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure article 3692.

Plaintiff and defendant traced their titles back to a common ancestor who at one time owned the entire ten acres involved. Two acres of…