judicial partition

judicial partition
A compulsory partition in action by which co-owners of property cause it to be divided into as many shares as there are owners, according to their interests therein, or, if that cannot be done equitably, to be sold for the best obtainable price and the proceeds distributed. Michael v Sphier, 129 Or 413, 272 P 902, 73 ALR 1.

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