Felder

This is an appeal by plaintiffs-appellants Joseph T. and Louis J. Felder from the final judgment entered in their partition action brought against defendant-respondent Leo C. Felder. Appellants raise many issues in their brief, but none has sufficient merit to require reversal of the judgment. We therefore affirm the final judgment from which this appeal is taken.

Appellants and respondent own the real property that is the subject of the action. It consists of approximately 1,300 acres of land located in Sonoma County and is used principally as a dairy ranch. Appellant Joseph and respondent Leo each owns an undivided 15/32d interest in the ranch, and appellant Louis owns an undivided l/16th interest. Louis occupies a cottage on the ranch, rent free, but the remainder *720 of the property is occupied by Leo under a lease arrangement providing for an annual rent of $3,500. Upon termination of the lease the parties were unable to agree upon a renewal. Joseph and Louis then commenced this action to partition the property. Leo answered and also sought partition.

In the afternoon of the second day of trial, counsel for the parties announced to the court that an agreement had been…