Osceola Fertilizer Company v. Sauls

In this case J. L. Sauls, residing on a citrus grove, which he maintains as his homestead in Hardee county, was a judgment debtor of the appellant. The appellant secured levy of execution on the lands where Sauls resided.

The lands were advertised for sale under execution and Sauls filed bill to enjoin the sale claiming the land as his homestead.

' The family of Sauls had consisted of a wife and three children, two of which had married and taken up their permanent abode elsewhere. The wife had procured a divorce and by order of the court had also been awarded the custody of the third child, a…