Smith v. Burks

AYRES, Judge.

In this petitory action three groups of claimants assert title to a described 20-acre tract of land situated in Ouachita Parish. Plaintiffs, as the heirs of James Smith, claim title under a tax deed of July 15, 1914, to their father. The Burks group, consisting of Eddie Burks and his wife, Bessie Burks, claim an undivided interest in the property by virtue of five quitclaim deeds wherein each of the vendors sold to Eddie Burks and his wife, Bessie, all of his right, title, and interest in the tract. The Burkses also urge pleas of 10 and 30 years’ prescription acquirendi causa.…