A deed of partition, however, does not confer or convey title, but merely dissolves the tenancy in common. Hous. Oil Co., 145 S.W.3d at 1077; see Bunting v. McConnell, 545 S.W.2d 30, 31 (Tex. App.-Houston [1st Dist.] 1976, no writ) ("A partition of land does not confer or convey title, but merely dissolves the tenancy in common."); see also
Voluntary Partition Common owners of land may voluntarily effect a partition, which segregates their possession and use. Bunting v. McConnell, 545 S.W.2d 30, 31 (Tex.Civ.App.-Houston [1st Dist.] 1976, no writ); Houston Oil Co. v. Kirkindall, 136 Tex. 103, 109, 145 S.W.2d 1074, 1077 (1941). This includes life estates.
As the Backhus I court recognized, common owners of land may voluntarily effect a partition, which segregates their possession and use, including life estates. Id. at *3 (citing Houston Oil Co. v. Kirkindall, 136 Tex. 103, 109, 145 S.W.2d 1074, 1077 (1941); Bunting v. McConnell, 545 S.W.2d 30, 31 (Tex. Civ. App.-Houston [1st Dist.] 1976, no writ); Morris v. . Morris, 99 S.W. 872, 874 (Tex. Civ. App.-Galveston 1907, no writ)). Further, a joint owner or claimant of real property or an interest in real property may compel a partition of the interest or the property among the joint owners or claimants.
His attorney's identification of the copy and attestation to its accuracy made the copy admissible over the best evidence objection. Bunting v. McConnell, 545 S.W.2d 30, 32 (Tex.Civ.App. — Houston [1st Dist.] 1976, no writ). Nor did it avail Stuckey to object that his accountant's memorandum is hearsay.
It has long been recognized in this State that where several parcels are owned in common, the common owners may agree to partition their lands so that each owner receives a separate tract in severalty. See Bunting v. McConnell, 545 S.W.2d 30, 31 (Tex.Civ.App. Houston (1st Dist.) 1976, no writ). Under the record which we review, bearing in mind particularly that plaintiff did not dispute the partition theory advanced by the church, we find that the evidence is legally and factually sufficient to support the verdict and findings of the jury.