Lawrence v. Cocke
Tennessee Supreme Court
Williams and McCarty being tenants in common of a certain tract of land, divided the cleared portion between themselves by a distinctly designated line of division. After-wards Williams sold his half of the entire tract to Lawrence, and McCarty sold to Cocke. The wild land not having been divided by the parties, a petition was filed to obtain a decree for the division thereof.
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Williams and McCarty being tenants in common of a certain tract of land, divided the cleared portion between themselves by a distinctly designated line of division. After-wards Williams sold his half of the entire tract to Lawrence, and McCarty sold to Cocke. The wild land not having been divided by the parties, a petition was filed to obtain a decree for the division thereof. Commissioners by order of Court divided the wild lands according to quality and quantity, without reference to the cleared lands which had previously been divided. The Court confirmed the report and' the defendant…
1Opinion of the Court
GrREBN, J. :
The commissioners were properly directed to look alone to the wild land, as the vendors were tenants in common only of this portion of the tract.
Decree .affirmed'.
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