CHAPTER 2. EFFECT OF TITLES, PRESCRIPTION, OR POSSESSION Art. 792. Fixing of boundary according to ownership or possession The court shall fix the boundary according to the ownership of the parties; if neither party proves ownership, the boundary shall be fixed according to limits established by possession. Acts 1977, No. 169, §1.
Art. 793. Determination of ownership according to titles. When both parties rely on titles only, the boundary shall be fixed according to titles. When the parties trace their titles to a common author preference shall be given to the more ancient title. Acts 1977, No. 169, §1.
Art. 794. Determination of ownership according to prescription. When a party proves acquisitive prescription, the boundary shall be fixed according to limits established by prescription rather than titles. If a party and his ancestors in title possessed for thirty years without interruption, within visible bounds, more land than their title called for, the boundary shall […]
Art. 795. Effect of boundary agreement. When the boundary is fixed extrajudicially, the agreement of the parties has the effect of a compromise. Acts 1977, No. 169, §1.
Art. 796. Error in the location of markers; rectification. When visible markers have been erroneously placed by one of the contiguous owners alone, or not in accordance with a written agreement fixing the boundary, the error may be rectified by the court unless a contiguous owner has acquired ownership up to the visible bounds by […]
