Barnard v. King

A bill in equity was filed to have cam' celled a stated deficiency decree as a cloud upon title to real estate alleged to be the homestead of a decedent, whose widow and heirs were complainants. An answer and cross-bill in one instrument was filed in which it is alleged that the property to which the title sought to be quieted is not in whole, if it is in part, a homestead, and that a portion of the land at least is subject to the lien of the decree. The cross-bill feature of the instrument filed as an answer and cross-bill seeks to affirmatively subject the land not found to be a homestead…