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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:793"
article_number: "793"
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heading: "Determination of ownership according to titles."
breadcrumb: "Book II › Title VI › Chapter 2"
source_url: "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=110988"
acts_citations_raw: "Acts 1977, No. 169, §1."
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  - act_year: 1977
    act_number: 169
    section: 1
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# 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.