Richard Ellis Mott v. John G. Groves, Trustee

This is an appeal from a district court judgment affirming an order of a referee in bankruptcy. That order disallowed the claim of the bankrupt, Richard E. Mott, to an exemption of homesteaded property and to an exemption of a one thousand dollar deposit in a savings and loan association.

In the administration of bankrupt estates, homestead exemptions are governed by state law. Section 6 of the Bankruptcy Act (Act), 11 U.S.C. § 24. Under the laws of California, where this case arose, “[T]he homestead consists of the dwelling house in which the claimant resides, together with outbuildings, and…