Reconstruction Finance Corp. v. Burgess

HALE, Justice.

This case was tried before the court below without a jury and resulted in judgment perpetually enjoining appellant, Reconstruction Finance Corporation, from selling under execution 55.76 acres of land belonging to appellee, Miss Mary Burgess, 'and denying to appellant any recovery on its cross-action seeking to foreclose an alleged lien on said property. The judgment was based upon the ground that the property in controversy constituted the homestead of appellee and was therefore exempt from forced sale for the payment of the debt declared upon. By appropriate assignments,…