Griffing v. Taft
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Eighth District Court, Parish of Franklin; S. R. Holstein,-Judge. Suit by Jabe Griffmg and others against Charles P. Taft. From a judgment for plaintiffs, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
LAND,' J.
This is a suit under Act 38 of 1908 to establish title to the following land, *445not in the actual physical possession of either party, situated in Franklin parish, Louisiana. The property in dispute is described as the N. E. 14 and S. % of- section 3, township 12, range 9, and S. E. 14 of N. E. % of section 4, township 12, range 9. •
[1] Act 38 of 1908 was intended as a particular form of action to adjudicate titles to real estate, where neither of the claimants is in actual possession of the land. In such action the judge is called upon to decide which of the claimants is the owner of…
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