Bossier's Heirs v. Jackson
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Eleventh Judicial District Court, Parish of Natchitoches; Charles Vernon Porter, Judge. Action by the heirs of Francois Bossier against E. W. Jackson and others. From an order dismissing the action, plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
BREAUX, O. J.
Plaintiffs, in the prayer of their petition, ask to be recognized as owners of a large tract of land situated in the parish of Natchitoches, near the town of' that name; further, for a judgment decreeing that defendants are trespassers without title, and condemning them to pay for trees-cut down by them.
Plaintiffs aver that they are the owners of said land in indivisión by inheritance from the late Francois Bossier. They, through mesne conveyance, trace the title to the Spanish government, and allege that this land was surveyed and marked put by Trudeau, survey- or general, in…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Patterson v. LandruSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1904
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