La. Civ. Code art. 3436
This is the official text of La. Civ. Code art. 3436, 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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Violent, clandestine, discontinuous, and equivocal possession
Official statutory text
Possession is violent when it is acquired or maintained by violent acts. When the violence ceases, the possession ceases to be violent.
Possession is clandestine when it is not open or public, discontinuous when it is not exercised at regular intervals, and equivocal when there is ambiguity as to the intent of the possessor to own the thing.
Acts 1982, No. 187, ยง1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
Possession is clandestine when it is not open or public, discontinuous when it is not exercised at regular intervals, and equivocal when there is ambiguity as to the intent of the possessor to own the thing.
Acts 1982, No. 187, ยง1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
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