Dawson v. Dawson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burch, J.:

The action was commenced by Frank V. Dawson, one of five owners in common, against the other four owners to partition land. A judgment of partition was entered, but before steps were taken to effect partition the court rendered judgment foreclosing a mortgage given by one of the defendants, William T. Dawson, to the other four owners, of his undivided one-fifth interest in the land, and his interest was sold at sheriff’s sale to the other four. William T. Dawson, and a creditor having a judgment lien on William T. Dawson’s one-fifth interest,…