Cooper v. Murphy

KENNETH M. ROMINES, Judge.

Introduction

This appeal follows the partition of a piece of property (“the Property”) that the parties own as joint tenants with right of survivorship. Gary Murphy appeals the trial court’s judgment which granted a partition sale but did not grant him compensation for his claimed expenses toward improving the Property and paying mortgages encumbering the Property. He also appeals the trial court’s failure to award him attorney’s fees. Because the trial court’s judgment was supported by substantial evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence regarding…