Roberts v. Thomas
Mississippi Supreme Court
From the chancery court of Jackson county. Hon. Thaddeus A. Wood, Chancellor. Thomas, appellee, was conplainant in the court below;. Roberts, appellant, was defendant there. From a decree in-complainant’s favor defendant appealed to the supreme court.
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From the chancery court of Jackson county. Hon. Thaddeus A. Wood, Chancellor. Thomas, appellee, was conplainant in the court below;. Roberts, appellant, was defendant there. From a decree in-complainant’s favor defendant appealed to the supreme court. The suit was instituted to cancel defendant’s claim of title to land claimed by complainant as his homestead; the defendant’s claim of title thereto was predicated of an execution sale-of the land made by the sheriff of the county, under an execution against complainant, subsequently to complainant’s occupation of the premises as a homestead.…
1Opinion of the Court
Eletoher, <L,
delivered the opinion of the court.
George Thomas, the appellee, a widower, moved to Mississippi from Georgia some" three years ago, and bought a house and lot upon which he actually resided. He had two boys who-remained behind in Georgia, boarding with their grandfather and attending school; their board and tuition being paid by the-*222father. The father testifies that he was holding the place where he lived as a home for himself, and boys, who would rejoin him as soon as they finished their school course.
The sole question is whether Thomas had a right to hold this ■house .and lot…
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