Legal Opinion

Grattan v. Trego

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided July 6, 1915No. 152PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Petition to Revise Order of the District Court of the United States for the District of Kansas; John C. Pollock, Judge. Petition by James E. Grattan, as trustee in bankruptcy of the estafe of E. W. Trego, against E. W. Trego, to revise sustaining by the District Court in bankruptcy of respondent’s claim to a homestead exemption.

1Opinion of the Court

LEWIS, District Judge.

This is an original proceeding to revise the action of the District Court sitting in bankruptcy in sustaining the claim of the bankrupt to a homestead exemption. The respondent, bankrupt, resided in the town of Humboldt, Kansas, up to October 23, 1913. He had owned a residence in the town, and he and his family had occupied it for several years. He deeded it to his wife on August 1, 1913, and she sold and conveyed it on October 30, 1913. On October 23, 1913, he moved his family from the town onto a 160-acre farm (S. E. Sec. 3, T. 26, R. 19) a few miles distant in the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. First Nat. Bank v. GlassCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1897
  2. Tarrant v. SwainSupreme Court of Kansas · 1875
  3. Moore v. ReavesSupreme Court of Kansas · 1875
  4. Hogan v. MannersSupreme Court of Kansas · 1880
  5. Spencer v. GeissmanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1869

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Panagopulos v. Manning Et Ux.Utah Supreme Court · 1937
  2. Ralph v. CoxCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1924
  3. Davis v. MorganSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1939
  4. Lehman v. TuckerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1936
  5. Clayton v. TibbensCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1924

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