Lebleu v. Hanszen

ROGERS, Justice.

Plaintiffs seek to be declared the owners of an undivided interest in Lot 6 of Section 2, Township 9 South, Range 8 West in the Parish of Calcasieu.

Plaintiffs claim title to the property under a chain emanating from the United States Government. Defendants claim title to the property under a chain originating with the Swamp Land Grant Acts and a patent from the State of Louisiana.

After alleging that they hold the superior title, defendants, in the alternative, claim ownership of the property by the prescription of ten years acquirendi causa.

The judge of the district court held…