La. Civ. Code art. 481
This is the official text of La. Civ. Code art. 481, 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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Ownership and possession distinguished.
Official statutory text
The ownership and the possession of a thing are distinct.
Ownership exists independently of any exercise of it and may not be lost by nonuse. Ownership is lost when acquisitive prescription accrues in favor of an adverse possessor.
Acts 1979, No. 180, ยง1.
Ownership exists independently of any exercise of it and may not be lost by nonuse. Ownership is lost when acquisitive prescription accrues in favor of an adverse possessor.
Acts 1979, No. 180, ยง1.
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