Robinson v. Burton

MAXWELL, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Ivey Burton and Hilda Burton requested the Attala County Chancery Court partition a 119.54-acre parcel of land in which they owned an undivided interest. Several relatives, including Rosa Robinson and Willie Washington, who also owned an interest, objected to the land being partitioned. The chancellor ultimately ordered a partition sale, finding it was in the best interest of all property owners. He reasoned this was the only practical option given the numerous shares into which the land was divided and the small size of many of the interests. We find no…