| Summary: | Action taken to recover a small tract of land, forming part of a larger tract, which the plaintiff claimed the defendant entered upon illegally, causing damage. The defendant excepted to the jurisdiction, asserting that he lived in the Parish of Rapides. District Judge ruled in favour of the plaintiff and the defendant appealed. The Supreme Court debated the issue of the boundary between the parishes of Rapides and Natchitoches. Various witnesses testified. Plaintiff offered documents to confirm his title to the land, which the court deemed sufficient to confirm possession. Defendant could not prove continuous acts of possession for more than a year and the court affirmed the decision of the District Court, with costs in both courts.
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