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La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 3658 : Code of Civil Procedure — SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS — REAL ACTIONS — ACTIONS TO DETERMINE OWNERSHIP OR POSSESSION — Same; requisites

To maintain the possessory action the possessor must allege and prove that:

(1) He had possession of the immovable property or real right therein at the time the disturbance occurred;
(2) He and his ancestors in title had such possession quietly and without interruption for more than a year immediately prior to the disturbance, unless evicted by force or fraud;
(3) The disturbance was one in fact or in law, as defined in Article 3659; and
(4) The possessory action was instituted within a year of the disturbance.

La. C.P. § 3658

Amended by Acts 1981, No. 256, §1.