Berry v. Berry

LAWSON, Justice.

The question presented is whether the equity court of a county in which is situated some of the land sought to be sold for division of proceeds among joint owners may validly order the sale of a separate and distinct tract of land owned by the same joint owners which is located in another county.

The power of a court of equity in this state to sell jointly owned lands for division of proceeds among the joint owners is statutory. Hall v. Hall, 250 Ala. 702, 35 So.2d 681; Sandlin v. Anders, 210 Ala. 396, 98 So. 299; Donnor v. Quartermas, 90 Ala. 164, 8 So. 715; Lyon v. Powell, 78…