Hubbard v. Endes
Hubbard v. Endes
Opinion of the Court
This was a petitory action to which the plea of prescription of five, ten and thirty years was interposed and sustained; and from that judgment plaintiff appeals.
The substantial allegations of the petition are that petitioner together with Eliza, Henrietta, Amore and William Hubbard acquired ' on the 7th June 1870, in indivisión and in equal proportions, by inheritance, a certain piece of property situated in the City of New Orleans; that Eliza Hubbard subsequently died; that her heirs,together with Henrietta,Amore and William sold,on the nth June 1870 their respective interest in the property to Mrs. Marie Francois, wife of William Hubbard; that subsequently Mrs. Marie Francois, wife of Wm. Hubbard, died; that her Succession was duly opened, William Hubbard the surviving spouse, recognized as the owner of
The prayer is that plaintiff be recognized as the owner of the undivided one fifth of the property and that he have judgment for this proportion of the rents and revenues.
It is patent on the face of the petition that the defendant holds the property under a title translative of property since April nth, 1892, the date of the admitted' Notarial Act of sale made, as is alleged, “in accordance with the terms of the Judgment of partition”, This suit was filed only on the 6th, June 1902 and consequently more than 10 years after the defendant had acquired the property. There is no intimation in the petition that the defendant is in bad faith nor is any complaint made as to the validity, of the judgment of partition, nor is it sought to annul that judgment.” He who acquires an immovable in good faith and by a just title prescribes it in ten years.” C. C. 3478.
Here the defendant bought on the faith of a judgment of Court and an act of sale made in conformity to same, and has been in possession of the property for over ten years. These facts are admitted by the petition. The plea was properly sustained and the Judgment is affirmed.
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