Supreme Court Rules

First Adopted: June 10, 1980

Most Recently Effective: January 01, 1981

Rule 96 | Rules of Civil Procedure | Rules Relating to Special Actions | Partition of Real and Personal Property

96.01 | Right to Partition in General

Owners of interests in land in joint tenancy or tenancy in common, including estates in fee, for life, or for years, may bring an action for partition, if the same can be done without great prejudice to the parties in interest, and, if not, then for a sale of the property, and a division of the proceeds thereof.

Committee Note – 1981

This is substantially the same as prior Rule 96.01.


(Adopted June 10, 1980, effective January 1, 1981.)
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