Brooks v. Todd

Simmons, Justice.

Mrs. Mary A. Tuggle and Mrs. M. E. Awtry were joint owners of a certain tract of land in Hall county. Mrs. Tuggle filed a bill against Mrs. Awtry and others for partition. The court below appointed a receiver. He sold *694the land and brought the fund into court. It was conceded by all parties that Mrs. Tuggle was entitled to half of the net fund in the hands of the receiver, and the court ordered it paid over to her accordingly. The contest, arose over the disposition of the fund belonging to Mrs. Awtry. She made no claim to the fund herself, but the contest was between William…