Ralston

INTRODUCTION

Donald Ralston, Joseph Ralston, William Ralston, Margaret Dumouchel, and Donita Jones are siblings who inherited a piece of commercial property from their 1 parents. In May 2011, Donald and Joseph sued their siblings for partition of the property. The court appointed a referee to advise it as to whether the partition should be in kind or by sale. The referee recommended partition by sale, and the court so ordered. Margaret opposed the referee’s recommendation, and she now appeals from the order of partition by sale. She has a strong sentimental attachment to the property, which has, according to her declaration, been in the family for many decades. The cold, hard economic facts, however, persuaded the court that partition by sale was the more equitable way to divide the property. We affirm the court’s order. We do not reweigh evidence or second-guess the trial court’s use of its discretion. Substantial evidence supported the court’s decision, and Margaret has given us no grounds for overturning it.

FACTS

Donald and Joseph sued Margaret, Donita, and William in May 2011 for, among other things, the partition by sale of a piece of commercial property they had 2…