Beard v. Bates

SHORES, Justice.

The plaintiffs brought an action asking the court to order a sale for division of a tract of land in Jackson County. The court ordered the sale, and the defendants appealed. We affirm.

The following, from the decree appealed from, illuminates the facts and issues involved:

“DECREE

“The plaintiffs claim that they are joint owners with the defendants in a forty-acre tract of real property located near Scottsboro in Jackson County, Alabama, and they seek a sale of the property for division of the proceeds. The defendants deny that the plaintiffs own any interest in the property and…