John Walter Boudreaux v. Paul Christopher Cummings
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
*560CLARK, Justice.*
hWe granted certiorari to determine whether the lower courts erred in recognizing the plaintiff as the owner of a predial servitude over land owned by the defendant. For the reasons that follow, we find the laws on acquisitive prescription and precarious possession require reversal of the court of appeal’s ruling. Accordingly, we reverse and render judgment in favor of the defendant.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
The plaintiff, John Boudreaux (hereinafter referred to as “Boudreaux”), filed suit against the defendant, Paul Cummings (hereinafter referred to as “Cummings”). In the…
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