Tillman v. Melton

Statutory action to partition one acre, more or less, of particularly described real estate in Christian County. None of the defendants mentioned or described in the petition appeared or answered, but Sparta Consolidated School District No. 3 of Christian County appeared, and upon its request was made a party defendant, and answered, claimed ownership of the described real estate and prayed the dismissal of the action. A jury was waived, the cause was tried by the court and judgment entered denying partition and dismissing the cause. Plaintiff has appealed.

On September 2, 1892, B.B. Melton…