Cooley v. Cooley

Stukes, Justice.

The plaintiffs and defendants in this action have for more than thirty years owned as tenants in common a tract of 486% acres of land on the Savannah River in Anderson County. The appellant was the only defendant who answered the complaint for partition. His answer contended for partition in kind and alleged that there is upon the land a considerable amount of valuable timber; there is a proposed water power development for which the land will be required and early sale for partition would occasion loss to the defendant ; he has received small sums from one or more other…