Lewton v. Hower
Supreme Court of Florida
Appeal from tbe Circuit Court for Orange county. Tbe facts of the case are stated in tbe opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
The Chief-Justice
delivered the opinion of the court.'
Hower filed a bill in equity against the sheriff to enjoin the sale of a certain lot of land upon execution issued on a judgment in favor of Lewton against Hower, the ground of the prayer for injunction being that the land (about 40 acres) is the homestead of Hower and his family. The bill alleges that he obtained a patent for the land from the United States in April, 1880, under the United States statutes regulating the entry of homesteads, (act of Congress of May 20,1862, Revised Stat. U. S., 1873-4 ; R. S. of U. S., Second Edition, 1878,…
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