Hascall v. Hafford

The question presented for determination upon this record is, whether Bella Has-call, widow of H. C. Hascall, is entitled to homestead, the exempt property, and to a year’s support out of the estate of her deceased husband. The solution of this question involves the further inquiry, whether the said H. C. Hascall, at the time' of his death, was a citizen of the State of Tennessee. It is conceded that the said Bella Hascall, at the time *357of her husband’s death, was. a resident of the State of Michigan; but, if the husband was a citizen of the State of Tennessee, this fact, as matter of law,…