In actions for partition against several defendants, each of the defendants may answer severally, or any two (2) or more may answer jointly, and in their answers set forth the right or interest which they and each of them have in the estate for the partition of which the action is commenced.

History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 265, § 14; G.L. 1909, ch. 330, § 14; G.L. 1923, ch. 381, § 14; G.L. 1938, ch. 586, § 14; G.L. 1956, § 34-15-14.