Wilcoxon v. Rogers
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF THE FIFTH DISTRICT, FOR THE PARISH OF ST. MARY, THE JUDGE OF THE SEVENTH PRESIDING. This is a petitory action. The plaintiff alleges, he is owner and possessor of one thousand arpents of land situated at the confluence of the rivers Teche and Atchafalaya, having twenty-five arpents front on the Teche. He derives title from the heirs and legal representatives of Henry and John Bosler, deceased.
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APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF THE FIFTH DISTRICT, FOR THE PARISH OF ST. MARY, THE JUDGE OF THE SEVENTH PRESIDING. This is a petitory action. The plaintiff alleges, he is owner and possessor of one thousand arpents of land situated at the confluence of the rivers Teche and Atchafalaya, having twenty-five arpents front on the Teche. He derives title from the heirs and legal representatives of Henry and John Bosler, deceased. He further alleges, that Matthew Rogers and wife have taken illegal and forcible possession of a part of said land, and have committed waste thereon to his damage one thousand…
1Opinion of the Court
Simon, J,
delivered the opinion of the court.
Plaintiff sets up title to a tract of land situated at or near the confluence of the rivers Teche and Atchafalaya, containing twenty-five arpents front on the river Teche, or about one thousand superficial arpents, which title is derived from the heirs and representatives of John and Henry Bosler. He alleges, that the defendants have taken possession of a part of his land, and prays that they be ordered to remove from said land. He also prays for one thousand dollars damages.
Defendants called in their warrantors, who all filed their answers, in…
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