Can a joint tenancy be severed by one co-tenant doing his own share?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from Warnke v. Skrobek, 2000 ABQB 340 (CanLII):
See also Kish v. Tompkins, 99 D.L.R. (4th) 193 (B.C.C.A.), which appears to accept the proposition that a joint tenancy can be severed by one co-tenant doing an “act ... operating upon his own share”, which is a quote from Williams v. Hensman, 70 E.R. 862.
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