Petitory action
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LA Code › Code code-of-civil-procedure › Article 3651
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The petitory action is one brought by a person who claims the ownership of, but who does not have the right to possess, immovable property or a real right therein, against another who is in possession or who claims the ownership thereof adversely, to obtain judgment recognizing the plaintiff's ownership.
Amended by Acts 1981, No. 256, §1; Acts 2023, No. 421, §2.
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