Lovejoy v. Lovejoy

The within action is one in which the plaintiff is seeking a partition of certain real estate, described in the complaint and located in Montville, Connecticut, alleged to be in the possession of both parties as joint tenants. The relief sought is partition by division or partition by sale. Both kinds of relief are authorized by statute, and the power to grant one or the other is conferred upon those of our courts which have equitable jurisdiction. General Statutes §§ 52-495, 52-500; Gaer Bros., Inc. v. Mott, 147 Conn. 411, 414; Klaus v. Klaus, 143 Conn. 218, 221; Johnson v. Olmsted, 49 Conn.…