La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 3668

This is the official text of La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 3668, part of Louisiana’s Code of Civil Procedure — sets the procedural rules for civil lawsuits in Louisiana courts.

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When proof of nonuse not required in possessory action against claimant of mineral right

Official statutory text

In all cases other than those specified in Article 3667, one possessing land as owner need only allege and prove his quiet, uninterrupted possession for more than a year prior to assertion of a possessory action against one claiming a mineral right in the land.

Added by Acts 1974, No. 547, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1975.

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