Kleiser v. Scott

Samuel D. Scott and Robert Q. Scott, having jointly bought from one Forman a tract of land, made a division of it in severalty between themselves, on the day of the contract of purchase, and each gave his separate bonds, for his portion of the consideration, according to their division, with the other and Alexander C. Scott as his sureties.

Afterwards, most of the purchase money having been paid, Forman conveyed to Samuel D. Scott a legal title to the whole, except about thirty two acres, of his allotted portion of the land; and S. D. Scott sold the whole thereof to one Liter, who sold a part,…