Tenant in common

Tenants in common are generally defined to be such as hold the same land together by several and distinct titles, but by unity of possession, because none knows his own severalty, and therefore they nil occupy promiscuously.

2 Bl. Comm. 191.

A tenancy in common is where two or more hold the same land, with interests accruing under different titles, or accruing under the same title, but at different periods, or conferred by words of limitation importing that the grantees are to take in distinct shares.

1 Steph. Comm. 323. See Coster v. Lorillard, 14 Wend. (N. Y.) 336; Thylor v. Millard, 118 N. Y. 244, 23 N. E. 376, 6 L. R. A. 667; Siiloway v. Brown, 12 Allen (Mass.) 36; Gage v. Gage, 66 N. H. 282, 29 Atl. 543, 28 1. It. A, 829; Hunter v. State, 60 Ark. 312, 30 S. W. 42.