Davis v. Schultz

The discriminatory treatment of restaurant operators in connection with the interpretation of our exemption statutes apparently began with two decisions in 1882. In Heidenheimer Bros. v. Blumenkron, 56 Tex. 308, it was held that the exemption, applicable only to a family, of household and kitch*806en furniture from forced sale did not apply to furniture which was not “on hand and used by” the family claiming the exemption. The fact that the furniture in question was being used in the operation of a hotel was merely alluded to for the purpose of supporting the conclusion that the furniture was not…