Broome v. Davis
Supreme Court of Georgia
Homestead. Husband and wife. Possession. Title. Notice. Before Judge Lumpkin. Greene superior court. September term, 1889. On February 26, 1870, a homestead was duly set apart under the constitution of 1868, to L. C. Broome as head of a family consisting of his wife and three minor children. The homestead consisted of one hundred and sixty-seven acres of land in Greene county.
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Homestead. Husband and wife. Possession. Title. Notice. Before Judge Lumpkin. Greene superior court. September term, 1889. On February 26, 1870, a homestead was duly set apart under the constitution of 1868, to L. C. Broome as head of a family consisting of his wife and three minor children. The homestead consisted of one hundred and sixty-seven acres of land in Greene county. On July 19, 1870, this homestead was exchanged, with the approval of the ordinary under the laws then in force, to A. B. Tappan, for a tract of land in the same' county, containing one hundred and twenty-eight and six…
1Opinion of the Court
Bleckley, Chief Justice.
Before the translation of our brother Lumpkin to this bench, though his judicial accuracy was remarkable, ho shared in the fallibility which is inherent in all courts except those of last resort. Iu some rare instances he committed error, and the very last of his errors is now before us for correction. The facts of the case are correctly set forth in the reporter’s statement.
1. It is settled law that property paid for in full with other property previously set apart in due and proper manner under the homestead and exemption laws, takes the place of the latter, and is…
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