Cornish v. Chaney

OVERTON, Justice.

On December 13, 1928, a suit brought by John I. Chaney and Iretha Chaney for the partition of three tracts of land, containing ICO acres, alleged to have been owned in common with Elizabeth Chaney, wife of Alex Compton, Lillie Chaney, wife of Robert Cornish, and the minor children of Leona Chaney, deceased, sole heirs of Richmond Chaney and Ditty Martin Chaney, deceased, terminated in a judgment in favor of the plaintiffs directing a partition of the property by public sale. Pursuant to the judgment, and a commission, which issued thereunder, the sheriff sold the property at…