Blackwell v. Broughton

Jackson, Judge.

1. This was an application for a homestead which came up on appeal from the ordinary to the superior court of the county of Jasper. The applicant alleged that he was the head of a family, that the family consisted of “his adult daughter, Nannie A. Bowdin and her three minor children, who are in in*391digent circumstances ,and dependent upon him for a support; are members of bis family and living in his household; have no property and are unable to support themselves by reason of physical inability.” The application containing this allegation was dismissed on general demurrer, the…