Question

Ken, Dale, and James are brothers who own more than 100 acres as tenants in common. The relationship between Ken and James disintegrated, and so James initiated a lawsuit. The end result is that the court gave each brother a designated set of acres to own. What was granted by the court?
A) Severalty
B) Partition
C) Bifurcation
D) Parcel

Answer 1

Answer:

The court granted partition of the land among the three brothers.

Explanation:

• Land division disputes that emerge between two or more parties are often resolved by the court by granting the parties with an 'equitable' (which is not always equal) partition of the disputed land.

• This serves as the most justified way of resolving the dispute without causing any of the involved parties any kind of loss.

• The decision of the court has to be taken as binding and the land is to be divided as per the directions of the court.