SMITH v. BURKS

No. 10724.

192 So.2d 919 (1966)

Jimmie SMITH et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Eddie BURKS et al., Defendants-Appellants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

November 29, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dhu and Lea S. Thompson, Monroe, for Eddie and Bessie Burks, defendants-appellants.

Jones, Blackwell, Chambliss & Hobbs, West Monroe, for W. A. Mills, defendant-appellee.

Before HARDY, GLADNEY and AYRES, JJ.


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...

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