In re Goetz

SWINFORD, District Judge.

This case is before me on a petition for review of the referee’s order disallowing the bankrupt’s claim of a $1,000 homestead exemption. The sole question for determination is whether the bankrupt is entitled to the exemption under Section 1702, Carroll’s Kentucky Statutes, Baldwin’s 1936 Revision.

The facts on which the bankrupt contends that he is entitled to a homestead exemption are these.

The bankrupt, Joseph William Goetz, is a son of Kasper Goetz, deceased. At the time of the death of Kasper Goetz he was the owner of 106 acres of land. The record discloses that…