Hale v. Sandusky

We have brought this case up from the Court of Appeals to consider a single question — whether a homestead right exists in certain land in Wayne County. The chancellor and the Court of Appeals answered this question in the affirmative.

The complainant Elpha Hale was formerly the wife of J! N. Pigg, who died intestate June 25,1930, leaving her and ¡five childrén surviving. At the time of Pigg’s death he owned this land, consisting of about 98 acres. The value of the land was less than $1,000, and a home stead in the whole of it accordingly passed to his widow by operation of law without any…