Sheffield v. Franklin

The bill was filed on November 23, 1942, to sell the land therein described for partifion. The Chancellor granted the relief sought and the defendants appealed.

The sole question presented is whether the complainants have the requisite title to the land which they ask to be sold for partition. The defendants’ contention that they have not, rests upon the single proposition that the conveyance under which complainants claim title was void for uncertainty in the description of the land; or, otherwise stated, that by reason of the insufficiency of the description of the land the conveyance was…