Curry v. Barnes
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Probate Court, Jefferson County; J. P. Stiles, Judge. Application by Mattie Curry for homestead and personal exemptions. Opposed by Cordelia Barnes. From a decree sustaining exceptions to the exemptions, the applicant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtThomas, J.
The appeal is’ taken from the decree of the probate court sustaining exceptions to the setting aside of a homestead and personal exemptions to the widow of decedent. Thus there is presented for decision the question of a widow’s right to exemptions, as provided by chapter 86, arts. 3 and 4, .§' 4196 et seq., of the Code, where she had not lived with her husband for many ■years prior to his death, and was not a citizen of this state at that time.
The evidence in this case shows that the wife left the husband, without fault on her part, more then ten years before his death, and did not return to…
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