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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:1310"
article_number: "1310"
status: active
heading: "Nature of possession required."
breadcrumb: "Book III › Title I › Chapter 12 › Section 2"
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# Art. 1310. Nature of possession required.

But the possession, necessary to support this action, must be in the names of the persons enjoying it, and for themselves; it can not be instituted by those who possess in the name of another, as tenants and depositaries.