Martinez v. De Barroso

Felix De Barroso, joined by her husband, Ignacio De Barroso, sued Juan Martinez to recover title and possession of certain described real estate, and to cancel a sheriff’s deed to Juan Martinez made pursuant to execution sale under a judgment for debt in favor of Juan Martinez against Ignacio De Barroso, the husband.

Special issues submitted to a jury were, whether the property was the separate property of the wife, and whether the property was the homestead of the appellees. The jury answered that the property was the separate property of the wife, and that it was not the homestead of…