Theriot v. Bollinger

ST) PAUL, J.

This is an action to declare plaintiff the owner of a certain nine aeres of land in Cad-do parish, and more fully described in the petition. Defendant’s sole and only title to this property is derived, through mesne conveyances,. by a patent from the state issued in 1849. And plaintiff’s sole and only title is derived from one Greasie Howard and her husband, alleged to have been in possession for more than 30 years.

The evidence shows that Creasie Howard and her husband went into possession and fenced the lands in 1892, or more than 30 years before she sold to plaintiff. It further…