SPEIGHT v. DOWDEN

No. 8366.

405 So.2d 887 (1981)

James SPEIGHT, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Wingate DOWDEN, Defendant and Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied November 20, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gahagan & Gahagan, Fred S. Gahagan, Natchitoches, for plaintiff and appellant.

E. L. Edwards, Jr., Many, for defendant and appellee.

Before CULPEPPER, DOMENGEAUX and DOUCET, JJ.


CULPEPPER, Judge.

This is a petitory action in which the defendant reconvened claiming possession and ownership of the approximately one acre in dispute. The trial judge rejected plaintiff's demand and held that the defendant is the possessor and owner of the entire property in dispute. Plaintiff appealed.

On appeal, plaintiff assigns three errors by the trial judge: (1) not recognizing plaintiff as owner of the disputed area by the acquisitive prescription...

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