La. Civ. Code art. 1309
This is the official text of La. Civ. Code art. 1309, part of Louisiana’s Civil Code — louisiana's civil law tradition codifies persons, property, obligations, and family relations here rather than in a separate statutory code.
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Partition between possessors in common.
Official statutory text
It is not indispensable to be owner in common in order to be able to support the action of partition; possession alone, when it is lawful and proceeds from a just title, will support it.
Thus, usufructuaries of the same estate can institute among themselves the action of partition.
Thus, usufructuaries of the same estate can institute among themselves the action of partition.
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