Smith v. Smith

Appellant filed his bill in the chancery court of Limestone county to obtain a partition of lands between tenants in common, or a sale for distribution, and incidentally, to have a certain deed conveying a part of the land declared fraudulent, and canceled. He failed in toto in his suit and his bill was dismissed, and a decree was rendered against him for the costs and fees incurred. An execution was issued on this decree, and levied upon lands of the defendant. He thereafter filed a claim of exemptions in the probate office of Limestone county, thereby claiming the land as his homestead, and…