Bouquet v. Belk

BARROW, Justice.

This is a partition suit. It is stipulated that appellant, C. E. Bouquet, owns a 5/6th interest, and appellee, Pearl Belk, a l/6th interest in an undivided ten-acre tract of land located at the intersection of State Highway 238 and Alcoa Drive, about one mile south of Port Lavaca, Texas. After a non-jury trial, the court found that the property was susceptible of partition in kind and that appellee had an equitable interest in the corner created by the intersection. The trial court further found that it was not necessary to appoint commissioners, and awarded appellee 0.657…