CCP 3651 - Petitory action
TITLE II
REAL ACTIONS
CHAPTER 1. ACTIONS TO DETERMINE
OWNERSHIP OR POSSESSION
Art. 3651. Petitory action
The petitory action is one brought by a person who claims the ownership, but who is not in possession, of immovable property or of a real right therein, against another who is in possession or who claims the ownership thereof adversely, to obtain judgment recognizing the plaintiff's ownership.
Amended by Acts 1981, No. 256, §1.