In re Stone
District Court, E.D. Arkansas
In Bankruptcy. On review of decision of referee. The facts necessary for a determination of the issues involved, as found and certified by the referee, are as follows: “The bankrupt claims as exempt, as his homestead, lots 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, in block 14 in the town of Casa, Ark.
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In Bankruptcy. On review of decision of referee. The facts necessary for a determination of the issues involved, as found and certified by the referee, are as follows: “The bankrupt claims as exempt, as his homestead, lots 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, in block 14 in the town of Casa, Ark. The lots are in the business part of the town, and there is on them a wooden building 44 feet wide and 100 feet long, and in the southeast corner of this building a room 20 by 50 feet; all being under one roof, and divided by a frame partition. Entrance to this room was from the store, and also from the street. The…
1Opinion of the CourtTrieber, District Judge
(after stating the facts). The to exemptions under the bankrupt law depending solely on the statutes of the state, the national courts are bound by the construction of the statutes by the highest court of the state. Bank v. Glass, 25 C. C. A. 151, 79 Fed. 706; Steele v. Buel, 44 C. C. A. 287, 104 Fed. 968; Richardson v. Woodward, 44 C. C. A. 235, 104 Fed. 873.
While there is an irreconcilable conflict among the decisions of the highest courts of the various states as to the proper construction *36of the homestead laws, a careful analysis of the authorities shows that this difference of views…
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- Wolf v. BrassTexas Supreme Court · 1888
- Chase v. SwayneTexas Supreme Court · 1895
- O'Donnell v. SegarMichigan Supreme Court · 1872
- First Nat. Bank v. GlassCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1897
- Pipkin v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1893
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