La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 3669

Current with operative changes from the 2024 Third Special Legislative Session
Section 3669 - Possessory action unavailable between owner of mineral servitude and owner of dependent mineral royalty

In the event of a dispute between the owner of a mineral servitude and the owner of a mineral royalty burdening or alleged to burden the servitude in question, the possessory action is unavailable to either party, and the only available real action is the petitory action. The burden of proof on the plaintiff in the petitory action is to prove a better title than that of the defendant.

La. C.P. § 3669

Added by Acts 1974, No. 547, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1975; Acts 2023, No. 421, §2.
Amended by Acts 2023, No. 421,s. 2, eff. 8/1/2023.
Added by Acts 1974, No. 547, §2, eff. 1/1/1975.