HAAS LAND COMPANY v. O'QUIN

No. 1711.

187 So.2d 208 (1966)

The HAAS LAND COMPANY, Ltd., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. David Baker O'QUIN, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

June 2, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett & Laborde, by Ben C. Bennett, Jr., Marksville, for defendant-appellant.

Laborde, Lafargue & Brouillette, by C. E. Laborde, Jr., Marksville, Fruge & Foret, by J. Burton Foret, Ville Platte, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before TATE, HOOD and CULPEPPER, JJ.


TATE, Judge.

This is a possessory action. On the basis of an allegation in the defendant's answer, the plaintiff moved for and was granted judgment on the pleadings without a trial on the merits.

The question for decision is whether a statement in one of the allegations of the defendant's answer had the effect of judicially confessing the plaintiff's possession, so as to entitle the plaintiff to judgment in its favor.

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