Black v. McCorvey

The appellee, Nora Porter McCorvey, filed a complaint individually and as next friend of Tasha Porter seeking a sale for division of certain real estate in which she and Tasha each had acquired an undivided 1/27 interest by intestate succession. She named as defendants the eight appellants and one Elnora Porter whose whereabouts was unknown.1 The complaint set forth the legal description of the property, set out the interests of the various parties, alleged that the land could not be equitably divided, and requested that plaintiff's attorney's fees be taxed as part of the costs. By way of…