Brandies v. Perry
Supreme Court of Florida
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Alachua county. STATEMENT. On January 2, 1893, appellee hied his bill in the ■Circuit Court of Alachua county, against appellant and L. W.’Fennell, sheriff of said county, alleging ■that on December 2, 1892, appellant obtained judgment against appellee in the Circuit Court of said ■county for $375.77 and costs; that" execution issued the same day, and -was at the instance of appellant levied by defendant Fennell, as sheriff, upon certain…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Alachua county. STATEMENT. On January 2, 1893, appellee hied his bill in the ■Circuit Court of Alachua county, against appellant and L. W.’Fennell, sheriff of said county, alleging ■that on December 2, 1892, appellant obtained judgment against appellee in the Circuit Court of said ■county for $375.77 and costs; that" execution issued the same day, and -was at the instance of appellant levied by defendant Fennell, as sheriff, upon certain real estate described in the bill, situated in said county, containing about seventy-five acres; that defendant, Fennell,…
1Opinion of the Court
Cakteu, J.:
The bill fails to show whether the two tracts of land mentioned, or either of them, are located within the limits of an incorporated town, but assuming that they .are not, the question arises, can the head of a family residing in this State claim as a part of his homestead n detached tract of land, used and cultivated as a part *175•of the home farm, where both tracts do not exceed in tlie aggregate the limit of one hundred and sixty acres. Mr. Thompson says the weight of authority is against such claim. Thompson on Homesteads and Exemptions, sec. 145. See also Linn County Bank vs.…
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