Coman v. Jourdan

This suit was filed by D. O'. Jourdan against the other alleged tenants in common of a certain block of land, seeking a partition of said land. The bill of complaint alleged that on account of the number of interests in said land it could not be divided in kind, and that consequently a sale thereof and division of the proceeds among the owners would be for their best interest. The answer of J. J. Coman, one of the cotenants, specifically denied that the land could not be divided in kind, and that it would be to the best interest of the owners to sell the land for division of the proceeds. The…