Wood & Bro. v. Collins

Mrs. Collins made an application for the setting apart of a homestead and exemption of personalty out of the property of her husband as the head of a family consisting of herself and her minor children, it being alleged that he refused to make the application. The realty sought to be set apart consisted of a tract of land containing 341 acres, and the schedule of personalty consisted of numerous items, with the value of each affixed, aggregating $551. The affidavit of the surveyor was to the effect that the land sought to be exempted was worth $1,000. Wood & Brother, creditors of Collins,…