Houghton v. Lee
California Supreme Court
Appeal from the District Court, Seventh Judicial District, County of Solano. On the 31st day of March, 1871, George W. Lee, and his wife Delia, were residing with their minor children on a lot in Vallejo, and Mrs. Lee filed a declaration of homestead thereon. The house and lot were community property. On the 17th of September, 1872, J. F. Houghton recovered a judgment against the husband for over nine thousand dollars.
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Appeal from the District Court, Seventh Judicial District, County of Solano. On the 31st day of March, 1871, George W. Lee, and his wife Delia, were residing with their minor children on a lot in Vallejo, and Mrs. Lee filed a declaration of homestead thereon. The house and lot were community property. On the 17th of September, 1872, J. F. Houghton recovered a judgment against the husband for over nine thousand dollars. On the 11th day of March, 1873, the husband effected an insurance on the house and household furniture, in the Hartford Insurance Company, for §1400. On the 5th day of June…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court, Crockett, J.:
The court below properly held that the sum due from the insurance company was not subject to garnishment by a creditor of the husband.
Order affirmed. Remittitur forthwith.
Mr. Chief Justice Wallace did not express an opinion.
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