A. [§ 6.17] Possible Parties

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A. [§ 6.17] Possible Parties

Jurisdiction under Real Prop. § 14-107 does not exist where parties hold separate, consecutive interests, such as a life estate and a reversion, but is confined to cases where the interests are concurrent. Forbes v. Littell, 138 Md. 211, 114 A. 55 (1921). Thus, there may be no partition between a life tenant and a remainderman. Tolson v. Bryan, 130 Md. 338, 100 A. 366 (1917). Partition may be had, however, where one-half interest is held for life and the other one-half is owned...