Chapman v. Settles

Judge Dale N. Atkins

Plaintiff/appellant, James Chapman, seeks to appeal the trial court's denial of his motion for summary judgment in which he sought a judgment of possession based on ten-year acquisitive prescription. This Court does not have appellate jurisdiction over a denial of summary judgment. For the reasons that follow, we convert the appeal to an application for supervisory writ, grant the writ, but deny the relief requested by Mr. Chapman.

BACKGROUND

James Chapman purchased the property at 308-310 Cherokee Street from the City of New Orleans on June 14, 2005, for $ 15,000.00. The…