Ononye v. Ezeofor

NAHMIAS, Justice.

Chimeze Ononye appeals from the judgment of the trial court entered in his partition action, which involved a residence he owned jointly with Catherine Ezeofor, his ex-wife. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

1. Before addressing the merits of the appeal, we address our jurisdiction to decide it. The appeal was originally filed in the Court of Appeals, which transferred the case to this Court, explaining that an appeal from a partition action falls within our title to land jurisdiction. That transfer was correct, and we reiterate that this Court has jurisdiction over both…