Rouse v. Caton
Supreme Court of Missouri
Error to Linn Circuit Court. — Hon. Jno. P. Butter, Judge. (1) The homestead exemption to the extent of the statutory limit is to all intents and purposes forbidden ground, upon which the attaching or execution creditor can not enter as against the homesteader or his vendee. Grimes v. PorL man, 99 Mo. 229; Macke v. Byrd, 131 Mo. 682;. Stewart v. Stewart, 65 Mo.
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Error to Linn Circuit Court. — Hon. Jno. P. Butter, Judge. (1) The homestead exemption to the extent of the statutory limit is to all intents and purposes forbidden ground, upon which the attaching or execution creditor can not enter as against the homesteader or his vendee. Grimes v. PorL man, 99 Mo. 229; Macke v. Byrd, 131 Mo. 682;. Stewart v. Stewart, 65 Mo. App. 663. (2) The homesteader may mortgage, pledge, sell, give away, or fraudulently convey his homestead, and creditors may stand around and say: “How is this?” The law answers: “Hands off; you have no concern with it. No judgment…
1Opinion of the CourtBrace, P. J.
— The defendants in this case are Luke T. Catón and his two sons, Leo T. Oaton and Harry L. Oaton.
By deed dated August 26, 1895, acknowledged September 5, 1895, and recorded on July 20, 1896, the said Luke T. Catón and wife conveyed to the said Leo T. Oaton and Harry L. Oaton the east half of the southeast quarter and the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section 16, and the northeast quarter of section 21, in township 58, range 18, in Linn county, containing 280 acres.
On July 23, 1896, the plaintiff, J. W. Rouse, instituted a suit by attachment in the circuit court of said county…
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