54Allegations as to ownership

54 Allegations as to ownership (1) Whenever in any complaint, or the proceedings thereon, it is necessary to state the ownership of any property belonging to, or in the possession of, partners, joint tenants, parceners, or tenants in common, it shall be sufficient to name one of those persons, and to state the property to belong to the person so named and another or others (as the case may be). (2) Whenever in any complaint or the proceedings thereon it is necessary to mention for any purpose whatsoever any partners, joint tenants, parceners, or tenants in common, it shall be sufficient to describe them in the same manner. (3) Whenever in any complaint or the proceedings thereon it is necessary to describe the ownership of any work or building made, maintained, or repaired at the expense of any public board of commissioners or trustees, or of any materials for the making, altering, or repairing of the work or building, it shall be sufficient to describe the work or building or materials as the property of the commissioners or trustees without naming them.