McKenzie v. Mayer

This suit was instituted by appellees, William Mayer and wife, Mrs. H. J. Mayer, 'to restrain appellants, A. B., McKenzie, sheriff of Limestone county, and Bewley Mills, a corporation, from selling a tract of land claimed by them as their homestead under an execution against them in favor of said corporation. A trial by the court resulted in a judgment perpetually enjoining such sale. Hence this appeal.

Opinion.

Appellants’ first proposition presents as ground for reversal the action of the court in overruling their general demurrer to ap-pellees’ petition. Appellees alleged, in substance, that…