Liner v. Louisiana Land and Exploration Co.
Louisiana Supreme Court
319 So. 2d 766 (1975)
- Written by Carolyn Strutton, JD
Facts
The Liner family (plaintiffs) had been in possession of marshland between Bayou Dufrene and Bayou DuLarge for more than 100 years. Although the Liners’ recorded title did not go all the way to the bank of Bayou Dufrene, they had lived on, trapped, and farmed all of that land for generations. The Liners had long ago fenced the nonwater boundaries of all of the tract and maintained marker stakes on the boundaries after a storm destroyed the fences. The Louisiana Land and Exploration Co. (LLEC) (defendant) claimed that it was the actual owner of the land between the Liners’ recorded title boundary and Bayou Dufrene. LLEC began attempting to mark that boundary, first with a ditch and later by removing the Liners’ stakes at the edges of their claimed land. The Liners repeatedly replaced the stakes and continued to possess the land in question. The Liners eventually brought a possessory action against LLEC for the disputed land. The trial court held for the Liners, finding that the evidence proved their possession of the land. The court of appeal reversed, alleging that the Liners’ possession had been interrupted.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Dixon, J.)
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