In re Hargraves

(orally). The determination of this case must depend upon the policy of the United States and the policy of the state of Georgia, as they each relate to the homestead and exemption laws of the state. The settled policy of Congress, as made plain by the bankruptcy law, is to preserve in substance the beneficial result to the citizen of such homestead and exemption as the state seeks to grant to and preserve for him. This will comprehend as well the state exemption and the limitations thereof in behalf of creditors. It has long been *759the policy of Georgia to allow such exemptions. The first act,…