Shannon v. Hall

In this appeal from a decision in a partition suit, we must decide whether the trial court’s disposition of the case comports with the requirements of Code § 8.01-83, and whether the ownership interests of the various parties in the property in question were properly calculated. Because we conclude that the trial court erred with regard to both issues, we will reverse its judgment.

Guy B. Meade and his wife Lena Blanche Meade owned, at the time of Guy’s death on September 12, 1976, approximately 79.5* acres of land as tenants in common. Guy, who died intestate, was survived by his wife and…