Any civil action by any tenant in common or joint tenant for the partition of lands, where the United States is one of the tenants in common or joint tenants, may be brought only in the judicial district where such lands are located or, if located in different districts in the same State, in any of such districts.
June 25, 1948, ch. 64662 Stat. 936(, .)
Historical and Revision Notes
Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, § 2436 Stat. 1094Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 41(25) (, par. 25, ).
section 41(25) of title 28section 1347 of this titleProvisions of , U.S.C., 1940 ed., relating to jurisdiction are the basis of .
Words “civil action” were substituted for “suits in equity,” in view of Rule 2 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
section 1392 of this titleProvision with respect to property in different districts was added to conform with .
Changes were made in phraseology.