Akard v. Hutton

ROGERS, Justice.

Mrs. Ollie H. Akard, as owner, and Walter B. Chandler, as mineral lessee, instituted a petitory action, claiming ownership of ten acres of land situated in the Shreveport Oil Field. A correlative claim is for the reformation of the deed from- which plaintiffs deraign their title. Defendants aver that the deed was an act of security only and that the amount secured had been repaid.

The court below rendered judgment, rejecting the plaintiffs’ demand for the reformation of the deed, recognizing plaintiffs as owners of the property specifically described in the deed, recognizing…