Reed v. Holbrook

Land levied on under an execution against Reed was claimed as homestead property, in a claim filed hy him in behalf of his wife. On the trial he admitted that he was in possession of the property, and assumed the burden of proof. He testified: “ I am the head of a family, now consisting of myself and my wife, Amanda Reed. At the time the homestead was set apart she was my wife. . . I did not [then] own any land, but the land now levied on is the proceeds of my homestead, purchased and paid for out of the annual crops and accumulations made by the use of the property set apart in the…