Clements v. Crawford County Bank
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Crawford Circuit Court. Jephtha H. Evans, Judge. statement by-the court. Tbis case is in this court on appeal from the order and judgment of tbe circuit court of Crawford county made on a motion of appellee to quash a supersedeas which had- been issued by the clerk of said court against an execution issued out of his office in favor of appellee and against appellants, and which had been levied on certain real and personal property of said appellants.
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Appeal from Crawford Circuit Court. Jephtha H. Evans, Judge. statement by-the court. Tbis case is in this court on appeal from the order and judgment of tbe circuit court of Crawford county made on a motion of appellee to quash a supersedeas which had- been issued by the clerk of said court against an execution issued out of his office in favor of appellee and against appellants, and which had been levied on certain real and personal property of said appellants. This motion set out that the east half of the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section twenty (20), and the northeast…
1Opinion of the Court
Hughes, J.,
(after stating the facts.) Where a person entitled to claim a homestead exemption owns two parcels of land which corner, and who has his dwelling and resides upon one of them, and they together do not exceed 160 acres in quantity, nor $2,500 in value, can he legally claim as a part of his homestead the parcel other than that upon which his dwelling house is,—exempt from execution!
Sec.- 3711, Sand. & H. Dig., provides that: “The homestead, outside any city, town or village, owned and occupied as a residence, shall consist of not exceeding one hundred and sixty acres of land, with…
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