Ellis v. Stickney

LAWSON, Justice.

This is an appeal from a decree sustaining demurrer to a bill in equity.

The purpose of the bill is to have land sold for division among joint owners; to have an alleged void tax deed removed as a cloud on the title; to ascertain the status of certain mortgages executed by several of the joint owners on their undivided interests in the land, and to pay off the amounts found to be due on the indebtedness secured by the several mortgages.

Under the provisions of §§ 186 and 189, Title 47, Code 1940, a court of equity in a proceeding seeking partition or sale of lands for division…