Legal Opinion

McArnis v. McIntyre

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided November 3, 1877No. —, Op. Book No. 1, p. 293Published

Appeal from Delta County.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Ector, P. J.

§ 513. Exempt property; lumber to build residence is exempt from forced sale. Appellant had purchased a Hact of unimproved land, which he designed to make his homestead. He owned no other land. He purchased lumber with which to erect upon said land a house to reside in. A portion of this lumber he had hauled to a place of safety near the land, and there left it until he could get the balance of his lumber from the mill. Appellee had an execution against appellant, which he caused to be levied upon the lumber which had been hauled *255and left near appellant’s land. Appellant…

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