Possessory action

In legal usage, a possessory action may refer to:

An action brought to recover possession of property.[1]
An action to recover possession of real estate, such as ejectment or forcible entry and detainer.[2]
An action to recover possession of personal property, such as replevin.
In Louisiana, an action to recover, maintain, or get into the possession of immovable property or of a right upon or growing out of it. The dispossessed party must have had quiet and undisturbed possession for a year and a day of the property before bringing an action.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Emerich, Yaëll (2014), "Why Protect Possession?", in Descheemaeker, Eric (ed.), The Consequences of Possession, Edinburgh University Press, pp. 30–55, ISBN 978-0-7486-9365-8, retrieved 2026-06-09
  2. ↑ Phillips, Jeremy; van, Coller Arthur (March 2024). "Opposing Cynical Evictions: The Possessory Action". South African Law Journal. 141 (1): 24–44. doi:10.47348/SALJ/v141/i1a3.
  3. ↑ Code Proc. La. § 6.; Preston v Zabrisky, 2 La 226, 227.
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