Bosley v. Burk

The question presented by this appeal is, Has a court of equity in this state power to decree partition of land upon a bill filed by the fee simple owner of an undivided one-third against the remaindermen of the other two undivided thirds, when the complainant also owns the life interest in those two undivided thirds ? The facts which give rise to this situation are as follows: Mrs. Junie S. Chalk at the time of her death was seised in fee simple of a tract of land located in Baltimore Cofinty containing ten acres, two roods and ten square perches. That she left a last will and testament,…