In every case, the court will mold its decree to meet the general justice and equity of each cotenant and in its discretion may postpone or deny either a partition or a sale if it appears that the present or prospective interest of any cotenant may not be protected thereby.
History. Orig. Code 1863, § 3117; Code 1868, § 3129; Code 1873, § 3185; Code 1882, § 3185; Civil Code 1895, § 4785; Civil Code 1910, § 5357; Code 1933, § 85-1502.