ST. JOHN BAPT. CHURCH OF PHOENIX v. THOMAS

No. 2008-CA-0687.

1 So.3d 618 (2008)

ST. JOHN BAPTIST CHURCH OF PHOENIX, Louisiana v. Cornelius THOMAS, Samuel Reed, Washington Goodeye and Philip Hill.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

December 3, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lakeisha N. Jefferson, Jefferson Law Firm, New Orleans, LA, for St. John Baptist Church of Phoenix, Louisiana.

Shawn T. Deggins, Deggins & Associates, L.L.C., New Orleans, LA, for Gertrude Thomas.

George Pivach II, Timothy Thriffiley, Pivach, Pivach, Hufft Thriffiley & Nolan, L.L.C., Belle Chasse, LA, for Thea Manard.

Stephen C. Braud, Adrian A. Colon, Jr., Ballay Braud & Colon, PLC, Belle Chasse, LA, for Crystal Thomas, Terrill Cosse, Desra Hill Harrison.

(Court composed of Chief Judge JOAN BERNARD ARMSTRONG, Judge DENNIS R. BAGNERIS, SR., and Judge PAUL A. BONIN).


DENNIS R. BAGNERIS, SR., Judge.

Defendants and Intervenors appeal the judgment of the trial court declaring that the Plaintiff, St. John Baptist Church of Phoenix, Louisiana, ("St. John Baptist Church") is the owner of the property at issue through acquisitive prescription of thirty years. For the following reasons, we affirm.

FACTS

On February 6, 2007, St. John Baptist Church filed a petition for declaratory judgment alleging that it has acquired...

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