Bishop v. Simpson

Opinion of the Court by

Commissioner Hobson

Affirming.

Stanley Simpson owned a farm in Nelson county, on which, he resided, containing 136 acres. He mortgaged .this farm .to the Federal Land Bank, and afterwards executed a mortgage on it to S. S. Bishop. After this, he bought a tract of 8% acres-about 200 yards from his 136-acre tract, and on the other side of the road from it. He used both tracts as his home; his family consisting of'his wife, a son, and a daughter. Bishop brought suit to foreclose his mortgage on the 136-acre tract; the land was ordered sold,-and Bishop bought the land,…