Scottish American Mortgage Co. v. Milner

It is insisted by the appellant that the evidence conclusively established that the portion of the lot on which the smaller house was located was not exempt from forced sale as a part of the homestead, but was subject to seizure and sale. It is well settled that one may as absolutely and clearly abandon a portion of a lot which constitutes the homestead, if the same be done in good faith, by acts certainly evidencing such purpose, as he may abandon the entire homestead by ceasing to use it and never again occupying it as such. But the question is one of intention, to be gathered in each case…