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La. Civ. Code Ann. art. § 3427 (2026)

 Presumption of intent to own the thing

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Art. 3427.  Presumption of intent to own the thing

One is presumed to intend to possess as owner unless he began to possess in the name of and for another.

Acts 1982, No. 187, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.