ELLIS v. JENKINS

39020.

250 Ga. 29 (1982)

295 S.E.2d 736

ELLIS et al. v. JENKINS et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided October 6, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Barry Williams, for appellants.

Roy V. Harris, for appellees.


CLARKE, Justice.

This is an appeal of an order in an equitable proceeding between parties who are tenants in common of certain real estate. The effect of the order is to enjoin defendant-appellant Ellis from instituting statutory partition proceedings. We reverse.

The plaintiffs-appellees contend their action is one for partition in equity. We cannot agree with this contention for the reason that the petition makes no mention of partition and contains no prayer...

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