Leach v. Leach

The appellee, E. H. Leach, filed this suit for a partition of what is described as a lot 120 by 56 feet situated in the city of Marshall, Tex. He claimed an undivided half interest. He alleged that the appellant, M. W. Leach, owned an undivided one-fourth interest, and the remainder was owned jointly by appellant’s three minor children. The appellee further alleged that the appellant had taken the exclusive possession of the property, and was collecting and appropriating the rents to his own use. He prayed for the appointment of a receiver to collect the rents during the pendency of the suit,…