Files v. Railroad Lands Co.

Citations

• 123 La. 110
• 48 So. 763
• 1909 La. LEXIS 680

Syllabus

<p>Prescription — Prescription oe Ten Years —Tacking Possessions.</p> <p>Where, in the case of a sale, made in good faith by a vendor in actual possession, - of a small tract of land, which, with a larger tract, owned by the same person, is surrounded by' a fence, the vendor, after the sale, fails- to segregate the tract sold, and fails to keep his stock from grazing on it by additional fencing, but does not pretend to hold possession, his possession, such as described, being subject to the pleasure of the owner, will be regarded as that of the owner, and, as such, may be united -with his previous actual possession and the ownerls subsequent civil possession for the purposes, of the prescription of 10 years, aequirendi causa,.</p> <p>[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Adverse Possession, Cent. Dig. § 218; Dec. Dig. § 43.*].</p> <p>(Syllabus by the Court.)</p>