Legal Opinion · Dissent

Semple v. Semple

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided July 30, 1921Published

An Appeal from the Circuit Court for DeSoto County; George W. Whitehurst, Judge.

1Dissent

Whitfield, J.,

Dissenting. — The Constitution provides that ‘ ‘ a homestead to the extent of one hundred and sixty acres of land, or the half of one acre within the limits of *145any incorporated city or town, owned by tbe head of a family residing in this State, together with one thousand dollars’ worth of personal property, and the improvements on the real estate, shall be exempt from forced sale under process of any court, and the real estate shall not be alienable without the joint consent of husband and wife, when that relation exists. ’ ’ Sec. 1, Art. X, Const. 1885.

A conveyance of the…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Franklin v. CoffeeTexas Supreme Court · 1857
  2. Barnes v. WhiteTexas Supreme Court · 1880
  3. Drucker v. RosensteinSupreme Court of Florida · 1882
  4. H. Weston Lumber Co. v. Lacey Lumber Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1920
  5. Tampa & Jacksonville Railway Co. v. AndersonSupreme Court of Florida · 1908

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