Leis v. Shaughnessy

In this partition action plaintiff alleged that on June 22, 1949 she was divorced from defendant Shaughnessy and thereby became a tenant in common with him of the subject property which had originally been deeded to them as tenants by the entirety. Defendant Shaughnessy denied information and belief as to the divorce, but admitted that he and plaintiff had an undivided one-half interest in fee in the property. Since tenants by the entirety are each seized of the entire interest subject to divestiture only on consent, on divorce, or at death, there is an inconsistency between the denial and *537adm…