Palmer v. Lincoln Audubon Society

GIGNOUX, District Judge.

This is an action under 14 M.R.S.A. § 6501 et seq. for the partition of two parcels of real estate located on Muscongus Bay in the Town of Bremen, Maine. Jurisdiction is conferred by 28 U.S.C. § 1332. Plaintiff claims, as tenant in common with defendant, a one-third interest in one parcel and a two-thirds interest in the second parcel. Defendant claims the entire interest in both parcels. Defendant’s claim of sole ownership is derived from a deed dated September 6, 1947, to National Audubon Society1 from Myra J. Nash, who was the sole devisee under the will of her…