Buchanan v. Mitchell

CRANDALL, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff, Philip Buchanan, appeals from the judgment of the trial court denying his request for attorney’s fees in a partition action with defendant, Suzanne Mitchell. We reverse and remand.

Plaintiff and defendant were not married, but lived together from 1985 to 1988 in a house which they purchased with joint funds. They also purchased items of personal property with joint funds, including an automobile titled in both their names. In 1988, plaintiff and defendant ceased cohabiting.

Plaintiff originally filed a “Petition for Partition of Real Property and Personal…