Mitchell v. Richardson

This case is here on certiorari. Its origin was a chancery court bill filed by R. P. Richardson (in so far as it is of concern here) against the petitioner here, W. S. Mitchell, et at. for the purpose of procuring partition of several thousand acres of land owned by complainant and defendants. Defendants were non-residents and were brought in by publication followed by pro confessos.

On December 23, 1944 after certain proceedings, a decree was entered whereby these lands were alloted in *191kind to the owners in three groups as co-tenants and Richardson, as to whom, a certain tract was alloted in…