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dE<|` AßÐ }Í  Ðó óÓ  ÓÌPlaintiff/Appellant€Nancy€Crawford€owns€an€interest€in€a€parcel€of€real€property€located€in€HawkinsÐ xÈ  ÐCounty,€TennesseeÔ#†¼^U»XXÉ‹#ÔÔ‡XÉX»¼^UÔ€as€tenants€in€common€with€the€Defendants/Appellees.€€Appellant€NancyÐ d´ ÐCrawford€filed€suit€seeking€a€partial€partition€in€kind€of€the€subject€property€and€requesting€a€tractÐ P  Ðcontaining€approximately€.604€acre€be€set€aside€for€her.€€The€.604€acre€adjoins€land€owned€by€Ms.Ð <Œ ÐCrawford.€€The€.604€acre€contains€a€barn,€which€Ms.€Crawford€and€her€late€husband€had€maintained,Ð (x Ðimproved,€and€used€since€the€late€1980's€believing€it€was€located€on€their€property.€€AppelleesÐ d Ðopposed€a€partition€in€kind€and€requested€a€partition€sale.€€The€Trial€Court€found€it€in€the€manifestÐ P Ðbest€interest€of€all€parties€for€the€property€to€be€sold,€rather€than€partitioned€in€kind,€and€ordered€aÐ ì< Ðsale.€€We€modify€the€judgment,€affirm€as€modified,€and€remand.€€Ð Ø( ÐÓÃÓÌÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€the€Chancery€Court€Ð œì ÐAffirmed€as€Modified;€Case€Remandedó óÐ ˆØ ÐÌÌòòÓ  ÓÔ#†¼^U»àXÉ|#ÔÔ‡XÉX.¼^UÔD.€Michael€Swiney,€J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòHouston€M.€Goddardóó,€P.J.,Ð L œ Ðand€òòHerschel€P.€Franks,€J.óó,€joined.Ð 8!ˆ  ÐÌDouglas€T.€Jenkins,€Rogersville,€Tennessee,€for€the€Appellants,€Nancy€Crawford,€et.€al.Ð #`" ÐÌR.B.€Baird,€III,€Rogersville,€Tennessee,€for€the€Appellees,€Roger€Crawford,€et.€al.Ð è$8 $ ÐÓÌ ÓÌÌò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼^U»XXÉû #ÔÔ‡XÉX»¼^UÔÐ ¬'ü"' ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼^U»XXÉë #ÔÔ‡XÉX»¼^UÔò òòòBackgroundóóó óÐ „)Ô$) ÐÌÓ  Óà  àà ` àMinaphee€Crawford€and€his€wife,€Hassie,€were€fee€simple€owners€of€approximatelyÐ \+¬&+ Ð28.5€acres€located€in€Hawkins€County,€Tennessee.€€This€land€comprises€the€property€at€issue€in€thisÐ H,˜', Ðcase.€€When€Hassie€Crawford€died€in€1988,€title€to€the€subject€property€vested€in€her€seven€children.€Ð 4-„(-ýà ÐÔ_ÔOne€child,€Robert€D.€Crawford,€died€in€1998,€leaving€his€widow,€Nancy€Crawford,€and€their€twoÐ ° Ðminor€children,€Robert€D.€Crawford,€II,€and€Robin€D.€Crawford€as€his€sole€and€surviving€heirs€atÐ œì ÐlawÔ#†¼^U»XXÉI #ÔÔ‡XÉX»¼^UÔ.€€Nancy€Crawford,€Robert€D.€Crawford,€II,€and€Robin€D.€Crawford€each€own€an€interest€in€theÐ ˆØ Ðsubject€property,€along€with€the€many€other€heirs€of€Hassie€Crawford.€€Ð tÄ ÐÌà  àà ` àIn€addition€to€her€interest€in€the€subject€parcel,€Nancy€Crawford€owns€an€adjoiningÐ L œ Ðparcel€of€land€where€her€home€is€situated.€€€Located€in€close€proximity€to€Ms.€Crawfordððs€home€isÐ 8 ˆ Ða€barn.€€Until€recently,€Ms.€Crawford€believed€this€barn€was€located€on€her€property.€€In€1987,€NancyÐ $ t ÐCrawford€and€her€late€husband€made€some€repairs€to€the€barn€and€constructed€an€attached€shed.€Ð  ` ÐThey€also€used€the€barn€for€many€years€for€the€storage€of€hay.€€Additionally,€Nancy€and€RobertÐ ü L  ÐCrawford€paid€the€taxes€on€the€portion€of€land€containing€the€shed€€believing€they€owned€the€land.Ð è 8  ÐÌà  àà ` àAfter€her€husbandððs€death,€Ms.€Crawford€discovered€the€barn€was€not€on€her€property.€Ð À  ÐShe€unsuccessfully€attempted€to€work€out€an€agreement€with€her€co„owners€and€subsequently€suedÐ ¬ü  Ðfor€partition€in€kind€requesting€a€tract€of€approximately€.604€acre€containing€the€barn€and€shed€beÐ ˜è  Ðset€aside€for€her.€€Ms.€Crawford€was€not,€however,€concerned€with€whether€the€remainder€of€theÐ „Ô  Ðsubject€property€was€partitioned€in€kind€or€by€sale€testifying€at€trial€she€didnððt€ð ðwant€anything€to€doÐ pÀ Ðwith€that€[decision].ðð€€Ð \¬ ÐÌà  àà ` àEvidence€at€trial€indicated€the€subject€property€consists€of€some€valuable€bottom€land,Ð 4„ Ðsome€less€valuable€hill€land,€and€some€improvements.€€Ms.€Crawford€testified€the€portion€of€landÐ  p Ðshe€requested€is€less€in€acreage€than€her€pro€rata€share€and€she€believes€the€value€of€the€.604€acre€isÐ  \ Ðless€than,€or€equal€to,€her€interest€in€the€property.€€Ð øH ÐÌà  àà ` àMs.€Crawford€and€both€of€her€experts,€a€real€estate€appraiser€and€a€registered€landÐ Ð  Ðsurveyor,€testified€it€would€be€difficult,€but€not€impossible,€to€partition€the€subject€property€in€kind.€Ð ¼  ÐThe€Appellees€provided€no€expert€testimony,€but€two€of€the€Appellees€testified€they€did€not€thinkÐ ¨ø Ðpartition€in€kind€according€to€value€was€possible.Ð ”ä ÐÌà  àà ` àHayden€Mallory,€Ms.€Crawfordððs€expert€real€estate€appraiser,€testified€allotting€theÐ l¼ Ð.604€acre€to€Ms.€Crawford€would€not€hurt€the€sale€of€the€remainder€of€the€property.€€This€opinion,Ð X ¨ Ðhowever,€was€based€in€part€on€Mr.€Malloryððs€misconception€that€the€property€line€ran€through€theÐ D!” Ðbarn.€€Mr.€Mallory€testified€that€although€he€had€never€encountered€a€situation€where€part€of€a€barnÐ 0"€  Ðsat€on€one€personððs€property€and€the€remainder€on€the€property€of€another,€it€had€been€his€experienceÐ #l! Ðthat€people€would€hesitate€to€bid€on€property€where€they€had€to€share€a€pond.€€A€survey€done€by€GaryÐ $X" ÐWeems,€Ms.€Crawfordððs€expert€registered€land€surveyor,€shows€the€property€line€does€not€runÐ ô$D # Ðthrough€the€barn€or€the€attached€shed.€€Ms.€Crawford€testified,€however,€she€and€her€late€husbandÐ à%0!$ Ðhad€paid€taxes€on€the€shed„half€of€the€barn€ever€since€the€shed€was€constructed.€€Ô#†¼^U»XXÉ0#ÔÔ‡XÉX»¼^UÔMr.€Mallory€alsoÐ Ì&"% Ðtestified€cutting€out€the€.604€acre€would€not€decrease€the€value€of€the€remainder€of€the€property€moreÐ ¸'#& Ðthan€Ms.€Crawfordððs€share.€€€Ð ¤(ô#' ÐÌà  àà ` àMr.€Weems,€who€had€surveyed€the€property,€testified€setting€aside€the€.604€acre€forÐ |*Ì%) ÐMs.€Crawford€would€not€hurt€the€remainder€of€the€property€because€several€building€sites€with€roadÐ h+¸&* Ðfrontage€could€be€cut€out€of€the€remainder.€€€€Mr.€Weems€also€testified€seven€shares€of€roughly€equalÐ ° Ðvalue€could€be€cut€out€of€the€property€without€much€difficulty.€€Mr.€Weems€testified€it€would€notÐ œì Ðdamage€the€ability€to€divide€the€remainder€of€the€property€if€the€.604€acre€were€set€aside€for€Ms.Ð ˆØ ÐCrawford.€€€€Ð tÄ ÐÌà  àà ` àAppellee,€Velma€Pennington,€testified€she€wanted€the€property€sold€as€a€wholeÐ L œ Ðbecause€this€was€what€her€father€intended.€€Contrary€to€all€the€other€trial€witnesses,€Ms.€PenningtonÐ 8 ˆ Ðtestified€she€believed€the€most€valuable€portion€of€the€subject€property€was€the€area€where€the€barnÐ $ t Ðand€the€houses€are€located.€€All€other€witnesses,€at€least€those€who€were€asked,€testified€the€mostÐ  ` Ðvaluable€portion€was€the€three€acres€of€bottom€land€located€across€the€road€from€the€barn.€€Ms.Ð ü L  ÐPennington€testified€she€was€not€ð ða€real€estate€person,ðð€but€she€did€not€think€the€.604€acre€could€beÐ è 8  Ðset€aside€and€the€remainder€of€the€property€divided€according€to€value.€€Ð Ô$  ÐÌà  àà ` àAppellee,€Charles€Crawford,€testified€he€did€not€have€any€training€or€particularÐ ¬ü  Ðexpertise€on€dividing€land,€but€he€did€not€think€there€was€any€way€to€divide€the€property€into€sevenÐ ˜è  Ðtracts€equal€in€value€ð ðððcause€part€of€it€is€not€usable.ðð€€Tim€Crawford,€Charlesðð€son,€also€testified,€butÐ „Ô  Ðhis€testimony€was€not€relevant€to€any€issues€on€appeal.€€Appellees€provided€no€other€witnesses,€butÐ pÀ Ðstated€three€more€interested€parties€could€testify€if€necessary.€€This€additional€testimony€would€haveÐ \¬ Ðbeen€cumulative€and€was,€therefore,€not€produced.Ð H˜ ЀÔ#†¼^U»XXÉC#ÔÔ‡XÉX»¼^UÔÐ 4„ Ðà  àà ` àThe€Trial€Court€ordered€the€property€sold€and€further€ordered€that€Nancy€CrawfordÐ  p Ðreceive,€in€addition€to€her€pro€rata€share€of€the€sale€proceeds,€$1,982.91€representing€a€pro€rata€shareÐ  \ Ðof€the€taxes€she€previously€paid€for€the€benefit€of€the€co„tenants,€$138.00€for€repairs€made€to€the€oldÐ øH Ðbarn,€and€$548.00€for€the€construction€of€the€shed€attached€to€the€barn.€€Ms.€Crawford€appeals€theÐ ä4 ÐTrial€Courtððs€decision€denying€her€a€partition€in€kind€solely€as€to€her€interest€in€the€property.Ð Ð  ÐÌÓ  Óò òòòDiscussionÐ ¨ø Ðó óóóÌÓ  Óà  àà ` àOn€appeal,€one€issue€is€presented€for€review:€whether€the€Trial€Court€erred€in€orderingÐ €Ð Ðpartition€by€sale€rather€than€partition€in€kind.Ð l¼ ÐÌà  àà ` àÔ‡ XÉXXXÉÔOur€review€is€Ý‚=ÿÿÿÝòòÝ  Ýde€novoóóÝ‚=ÿ½*ƒÝÝ  Ý€upon€the€record,€accompanied€by€a€presumption€of€correctnessÐ D!” Ðof€the€findings€of€fact€of€the€trial€court,€unless€the€preponderance€of€the€evidence€is€otherwise.€€Tenn.Ð 0"€  ÐR.€App.€P.€13(d);€òòBogan€v.€Boganóó,€60€S.W.3d€721,€727€(Tenn.€2001).€€A€trial€court's€conclusions€ofÐ #l! Ðlaw€are€subject€to€a€Ý‚=ÿÿÿÝòòÝ  Ýde€novoóóÝ‚=ÿw,ƒÝÝ  Ý€review€with€no€presumption€of€correctness.€€Ý‚=ÿÿÿÝòòÝ  ÝS.€Constructors,€Inc.€v.Ð $X" ÐLoudon€County€Bd.€of€Educ.Ý‚=ÿÿÿü,ƒÝóóÝ  Ý,€58€S.W.3d€706,€710€(Tenn.€2001).€€Ô#†XÉXX XÉ*#Ôð ðThe€conclusion€to€be€drawn€fromÐ ô$D # Ð[the]€facts,€and€whether€they€authorize€a€sale,€is,€of€course,€a€matter€of€law.ðð€€òòWilson€v.€Bogleóó,€32Ð à%0!$ ÐS.W.€386,€388€(Tenn.€1895).Ô‡ XÉXXXÉÔÔ#† ¼^U»X XÉÎ&#ÔÔ‡ XÉX» ¼^UÔ€Ô#†XÉXX Xɤ.#ÔÔ#†¼^U»XXÉæ.#ÔÐ Ì&"% ÐÌà  àà ` àÔ‡XÉX»¼^UÔThis€Court€has€held:€ð ðIt€is€the€policy€of€the€law€to€give€each€person€his€own€inÐ Ê($' Ðseveralty€and€not€to€force€him€to€continue€in€partnership€with€another.ðð€€òòNicely€v.€Nicelyóó,€293€S.W.2dÐ ¶)%( Ð30,€32€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1956).€€Toward€this€end,€Tennessee€statutes€long€have€provided€any€personÐ ¢*ò%) Ðhaving€an€estate€for€years€in€land,€as€a€tenant€in€common€with€others,€is€entitled€to€partition€eitherÐ Ž+Þ&* Ðin€kind€or€by€sale.€€òòSee€óóTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€29„27„101€(2001).€€ð ðCourts€have€a€measure€of€discretionÐ ° Ðas€to€the€òòmanner€óóof€partition€but€none€as€to€the€òòfactóó.ðð€€òòYates€v.€Yatesóó,€571€S.W.2d€293,€296€(Tenn.Ð œì Ð1978)€(emphasis€in€original).€€Ð ˆØ ÐÌà  àà ` àð ðIt€is€well€settled€that€where€real€estate€can€be€partitioned€in€kind€among€the€partiesÐ `° Ðinterested,€it€should€not€be€sold€for€division€but€should€be€partitioned€in€kind.ðð€€òòGlenn€v.€Greshamóó,Ð L œ Ð602€S.W.2d€256,€258€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1980)Ô#†¼^U»XXÉz/#ÔÔ‡XÉX»¼^UÔ.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€29„27„201,€however,€provides€twoÐ 8 ˆ Ðconditions€under€which€a€partition€sale,€rather€than€partition€in€kind,€is€appropriate.€€Tenn.€CodeÐ $ t ÐAnn.€ðð€29„27„201€(2001).€€Specifically,€the€statute€states:Ð  ` ÐÌà8  àAny€person€entitled€to€a€partition€of€premises,€...€is€equally€entitled€to€have€suchÐ è 8  Ðpremises€sold€for€division,€in€the€following€cases:ÐÔ$ Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à(1)€If€the€premises€are€so€situated€that€partition€thereof€cannot€beÐ ¬ü  Ðmade;€orИè ` x` x Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð à(2)€Where€the€premises€are€of€such€description€that€it€would€beÐ „Ô  Ðmanifestly€for€the€advantage€of€the€parties€that€the€same€should€beÐ pÀ Ðsold€instead€of€partitioned.Ð\¬` x` x ÐÌTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€29„27„201€(2001).Ô#†¼^U»XXÉ4#ÔÔ‡XÉX»¼^UÔ€€ð ðThe€burden€of€proof€is€on€him€who€seeks€the€sale.ðð€€òòGlennóó,Ð 4„ Ð602€S.W.2d€at€258.Ô#†¼^U»XXÉ8#ÔÔ‡XÉX»¼^UÔ€€ð ðThis€is€a€heavy€burden.€€ððNothing€short€of€the€clearest€and€most€satisfactoryÐ  p Ðproof€could€justify€the€Court€in€ordering€a€sale€against€the€protest€of€one€of€the€tenants€in€common.ððððÐ  \ ÐòòMiller€v.€Miller€Bros.€Farms,€Inc.óó,€No.€03A01„9808„CH„00294€(consolidated€with€case€Nos.€03A01„Ð øH Ð9808„CH„00295€and€03A01„9808„CH„00296),€1999€Tenn.€App.€LEXIS€701,€at€*3„4€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.Ð ä4 ÐOct.€15,€1999),€òòappl.€perm.€appeal€denied€Feb.€28,€2000óó,€€(quoting€òòReeves€v.€Reevesóó,€58€Tenn.€669,Ð Ð  Ð674€(Tenn.€1872)).€€Ô#†¼^U»XXɳ8#ÔÔ‡XÉX»¼^UԀР¼  ÐÔ#†¼^U»XXÉb;#ÔÔ‡XÉX»¼^UÔÌà  àà ` àSatisfying€either€condition€of€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€29„27„201€is€sufficient€to€triggerÐ ”ä Ðthe€right€to€a€sale.€€òòSee€Medley€v.€Medleyóó,€454€S.W.2d€142,€151€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1969)€(dealing€withÐ €Ð ÐTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€23„2128,€the€precursor€to€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€29„27„201).€€€€€Ô#†¼^U»XXɺ;#ÔÔ‡XÉX»¼^UÔThe€Middle€SectionÐ l¼ Ðof€this€Court€held€in€òòMedleyóó:Ð X ¨ ÐÌà8  àThe€mere€fact€that€land€may€be€partitioned€among€cotenants€is€not€conclusive€that€aÐ 0"€  Ðsale€should€not€be€ordered.€€If€by€partition€the€value€of€all€shares€would€be€less€thanÐ #l! Ðthe€value€of€the€tract€as€a€whole€then€partition€would€be€manifestly€inequitable€andÐ $X" Ða€sale€should€be€decreed.Ðô$D #Ð Ð  ÐòòÌMedleyóó,€454€S.W.2d€at€151.€€ð ðIt€is€the€right€of€a€tenant€in€common€to€have€a€division,€unless€it€isÐ Ì&"% Ðmanifestly€the€interest€of€both€that€it€should€be€sold.ðð€€òòBaumgartner€v.€Baumgartneróó,€67€S.W.2d€154,Ð ¸'#& Ð159€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1933).€Ô#†¼^U»XXÉR=#ÔÔ‡XÉX»¼^UÔ€The€test€for€determining€whether€a€sale€is€manifestly€for€the€advantageÐ ¤(ô#' Ðof€the€parties€is€ð ðwhether€[the€land]€will€bring€more€money€when€sold€as€a€whole€than€the€severalÐ )à$( Ðshares€would€bring€in€the€aggregate€when€sold€separately€to€different€purchasers,€after€a€partition€inÐ |*Ì%) Ðkind.ðð€€òòNicelyóó,€293€S.W.2d€at€33.€€Ð h+¸&* Їà  àà ` àð ðPartition€in€kind€is€required€...€where€neither€condition€[of€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€29„27„Ð ° Ð201]€exists.ðð€€òòGlennóó,€602€S.W.2d€at€258€(dealing€with€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€23„2128,€the€precursor€toÐ œì ÐTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€29„27„201)Ô#†¼^U»XXÉ”@#ÔÔ‡XÉX»¼^UÔ.€€Our€statutes€provide,€however,€partition€in€kind€need€not€be€orderedÐ ˆØ Ðfor€the€entire€property.€€òòSee€óóTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€29„27„104€(2002).€€A€partial€partition€in€kind€isÐ tÄ Ðallowed€under€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€29„27„104,€which€provides:Ð `° ÐÌà8  à[P]artition€shall€be€made€according€to€the€respective€rights€of€the€parties,€setting€apartÐ 8 ˆ Ðto€such€as€desire€it€their€shares€in€severalty,€and€leaving€the€shares€of€others,€ifÐ $ t Ðdesired,€in€common;€and€if€there€are€minors,€the€court€may,€in€its€discretion,€leaveÐ  ` Ðtheir€shares€in€common,€or€set€them€apart€to€each€in€severalty,€as€may€appear€to€beÐ ü L  Ðjust,€upon€the€proof€introduced.Ðè 8 Ð Ð  ÐÌTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€29„27„104€(2002).€€Ð À  ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€Middle€Section€of€this€Court€has€held:Ð ˜è  ÐÌà8  àAlthough€a€court€may€order€a€sale€without€commissioners€in€a€proper€case,€it€appearsÐ pÀ Ðthat€it€is€generally€intended€that€an€effort€be€first€made€by€commissioners€to€partitionÐ \¬ Ðin€kind....This€general€rule€is€especially€applicable€when€one€or€more€of€the€ownersÐ H˜ Ðopposes€sale€for€partition.€€In€such€an€event,€an€effort€should€be€made€toÐ 4„ Ðaccommodate€the€owner€seeking€his€share€in€kind,€leaving€the€remainder€for€sale€forÐ  p Ðdivision.Ð \Ð Ð  ÐòòÌMcLean€v.€Murphyóó,€No.€01„A„01„9305„CH„00212,€1993€Tenn.€App.€LEXIS€695,€at€*17€(Tenn.€Ct.Ð ä4 ÐApp.€Nov.€3,€1993),€òòno€appl.€perm.€appeal€filedóó.€€In€òòMcLeanóó,€this€Court€stated€a€partial€partition€inÐ Ð  Ðkind€could€be€made€allocating€to€the€parties€who€opposed€a€sale€one„half€the€value€of€the€land.׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ׀Р¼  ÐòòMcLeanóó,€1993€Tenn.€App.€LEXIS€695,€at€*16.€€The€other€half€of€the€land€could€then€be€allocated€toÐ ¨ø Ðthe€remaining€heirs,€who€could€proceed€to€partition€their€half€by€sale.€€òòIdóó.€€The€òòMcLeanóó€Court€heldÐ ”ä Ðthe€Trial€Courtððs€order€of€sale€be€vacated€without€prejudice€so€further€proceedings€could€be€held€toÐ €Ð Ðexplore€the€feasability€of€a€partial€partition€in€kind.€€òòIdóó.€at€*17.€€€€€Ð l¼ ÐÌà  àà ` àSince€the€conclusion€to€be€drawn€from€the€facts€regarding€whether€a€sale€is€authorizedÐ D!” Ðis€a€matter€of€law,€we€subject€the€Trial€Courtððs€decision€to€a€òòde€novoóó€review€with€no€presumption€ofÐ 0"€  Ðcorrectness.€€We€hold€the€Trial€Court€erred€in€ordering€a€complete€partition€by€sale.€€Ô#†¼^U»XXÉ”C#ÔÔ‡XÉX»¼^UÔÐ #l! ÐÌà  àà ` àIn€order€to€obtain€a€partition€by€sale,€Appellees€must€carry€the€burden€of€proving€theyÐ ô$D # Ðare€entitled€to€a€sale€under€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€29„27„201Ô#†¼^U»XXÉÉN#ÔÔ‡XÉX»¼^UÔ.€€After€a€thorough€review€of€the€record,€weÐ à%0!$ Ðfind€the€Appellees€have€not€carried€their€burden€with€the€clearest€and€most€satisfactory€proof.€€Ð Ì&"% ÐAppellees€merely€produced€two€witnesses€who€testified€they€did€not€ð ðthinkðð€the€property€could€beÐ ¸'#& Ðpartitioned€in€kind.€€Appellees€produced€no€expert€testimony€to€support€their€contention.€€On€theÐ ¤(ô#' Ðother€hand,€Ms.€Crawford€produced€expert€witness€testimony€that€partition€in€kind€might€be€difficult,Ð )à$( Ðbut€not€impossible.€€These€experts€also€testified€setting€aside€the€.604€acre€would€not€lessen€the€valueÐ ° Ðof€the€remainder€of€the€property€any€more€than€Ms.€Crawfordððs€share.€€Ms.€Crawfordððs€share€if€theÐ œì Ðproperty€were€partitioned€by€sale€would,€of€course,€include€both€her€interest€in€the€land,€and€theÐ ˆØ Ðmoney€the€Trial€Court€awarded€her€to€cover€the€previously€paid€taxes,€the€repairs€to€the€barn,€andÐ tÄ Ðthe€construction€of€the€shed.€€Ð `° ÐÌà  àà ` àAlthough€the€Trial€Court€held€it€would€be€in€the€manifest€best€interest€of€the€partiesÐ 8 ˆ Ðfor€the€property€to€be€sold,€the€evidence€preponderates€against€this€conclusion.€€The€record€containsÐ $ t Ðno€evidence€showing€Ô#†¼^U»XXÉàO#ÔÔ‡XÉX»¼^UÔthat€a€sale€of€all€of€the€property€would€result€in€more€money€for€the€AppelleesÐ  ` Ðthan€would€a€sale€of€the€remaining€property€after€a€partial€partition€was€made€to€Ms.€Crawford.€€Ms.Ð ü L  ÐCrawford,€however,€did€provide€evidence€in€support€of€her€position€that€cutting€out€the€.604€acreÐ è 8  Ðwould€not€lessen€the€value€of€the€remainder€of€the€property€any€more€than€Ms.€Crawfordððs€share.€Ð Ô$  ÐFrom€the€record€before€us,€the€evidence€preponderates€in€favor€of€a€finding€that€the€Appellees€willÐ À  Ðreceive€as€much€money€for€their€shares€from€a€partition€sale€of€the€remaining€property,€after€the€.604Ð ¬ü  Ðacre€partition€in€kind€to€Ms.€Crawford,€as€they€would€from€a€partition€sale€of€the€entire€property.€Ð ˜è  ÐÔ#†¼^U»XXÉqU#ÔÔ‡XÉX»¼^UÔThus,€Appellees€did€not€satisfy€the€test€of€ð ðmanifestly€for€the€advantage€of€the€partiesðð€and€did€notÐ „Ô  Ðshow€they€were€entitled€to€a€sale€under€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€29„27„201.€€Ô#†¼^U»XXÉêX#ÔÔ‡XÉX»¼^UÔSince€the€Appellees€did€notÐ pÀ Ðsatisfy€their€burden,€the€Trial€Court€was€not€justified€in€ordering€a€sale€against€the€protest€of€Ms.Ð \¬ ÐCrawford.€€Ð H˜ ÐÌà  àà ` àUnder€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€29„27„104,€Ms.€Crawford€is€entitled€to€a€partial€partitionÐ  p Ðin€kind.€€We€modify€the€judgment€of€the€Trial€Court€to€order€a€partial€partition€in€kind€of€the€.604Ð  \ Ðacre€to€Ms.€Crawford€with€a€partition€sale€of€the€remaining€property€to€take€place€as€ordered€by€theÐ øH ÐTrial€Court€with€the€proceeds€divided€among€the€remaining€heirs,€including€Ms.€Crawfordððs€twoÐ ä4 Ðchildren€as€their€interests€appear.€€We€remand€this€case€to€the€Trial€Court€to€facilitate€awarding€Ms.Ð Ð  ÐCrawford€a€partial€partition€in€kind€of€the€.604€acre€as€her€sole€and€complete€remedy€for€any€and€allÐ ¼  Ðinterest€she€holds€in€the€subject€parcel.€€€Ô#†¼^U»XXÉõY#ÔÔ‡XÉX»¼^UÔÐ ¨ø ÐÌÓ  Óò òòòConclusionÐ €Ð Ðó óóóÌÓ  Óà  àà ` àThe€judgment€of€the€Trial€Court€is€affirmed€as€modified,€and€this€cause€is€remandedÐ X ¨ Ðto€the€Trial€Court€for€such€further€proceedings€as€may€be€required€consistent€with€this€Opinion€andÐ D!” Ðfor€collection€of€the€costs€below.€€The€costs€on€appeal€are€assessed€against€the€Appellees,€RogerÐ 0"€  ÐCrawford,€et.€al.€€Ô#†¼^U»XXÉ ^#ÔÔ€XÉX»¼^UÔÐ #l! ÐÌÌÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð ¤(ô#' Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àD.€MICHAEL€SWINEY,€JUDGE