Murray v. Hays
Utah Supreme Court
Appeal from District Court of Salt Lake County, Third District; Hon. Geo. G. Armstrong, Judge. Action by James A. Murray against Stephen Hays, Mary Hays and the Phelan Fund. From an order fixing and allowing counsel fees, the defendants Hays appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtGideon, J.
On May 17, 1915, James A. Murray brought an action in the district court of Salt Lake County against Stephen Hays and Mary A. Hays, his wife, and the Phelan Fund, a corporation, to partition certain premises jointly owned by such parties and having a frontage of 46*4 feet on Main Street in Salt Lake City. It is alleged that the plaintiff, Murray, owned an undivided one-half interest and Hays and the Phelan Fund an undivided one-fourth interest each in said premises. Such ownership is admitted by the pleadings, and at no time was there any issue as to the respective interests of the parties in…
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