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Art. 3476. Attributes of possession
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Art. 3476. Attributes of possession
The possessor must have corporeal possession, or civil possession preceded by corporeal possession, to acquire a thing by prescription.
The possession must be continuous, uninterrupted, peaceable, public, and unequivocal.
Acts 1982, No. 187, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
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