Where a joint tenant or a tenant in common commits waste, an action lies against him at the instance of his cotenant or joint tenant.
History
(13 Edw. I, c. 22; R.C., c. 116, s. 4; Code, s. 627; Rev., s. 856; C.S., s. 891.)
Legal Periodicals. - For article, "A Spouse's Right to Control Assets During Marriage: Is North Carolina Living in the Middle Ages?", see 18 Campbell L. Rev. 203 (1996).