Updike v. Adams

A party respondent to this suit of partition objects to a decree enforcing the payment of owelty as provided in the report of the commissioners.(1) The authorities seem to be almost unanimous that the general powers of courts of equity are broad enough to require a payment of this kind. Story’s Eq. Juris. §§ 654, 657 ; Pomeroy’s Eq. Juris. § 1389 ; 2 Dan. Chan. Pl. & Pr. * 1156 ; Bisp-ham’s Principles of Eq., 5th ed. § 492; Tiedeman Eq. Juris. § 523 ; Adams Eq. p. 449 ; Freeman on Cotenancy and Part. § 507; Beach on Mod. Eq. Juris. § 993 ; Clarendon v. Hornby, 1 P. Wms. 446 ; Horncastle v.…