Hinton v. Whittaker

This suit was commenced by the appellant Hinton, as sole plaintiff, against the appellees Whittaker and others, as defendants, to obtain the partition of certain real estate in Howard county. In his complaint Hinton alleged that he was the owner in fee simple of an undivided one-third part, and that the appellees in certain specified shares were the owners in fee simple of the undivided two-thirds part of the real estate described, as tenants in common; and he asked judgment that his share of such real estate be set off to him in severalty, and for other proper relief. The cause was put *345at…