Berry v. Meir
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Monroe Circuit Court. George M. Ci-iapline, Judge. STATEMENT BY THE COURT. E. E. Berry, a negro merchant, is the owner of lot 3 in block 14 in the town of Clarendon, Arkansas. The lot is 75 feet by 125 feet in depth, and of the value of $900, including improvements. He purchased the north third of the lot, upon which was a storehouse, before he was married.
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Appeal from Monroe Circuit Court. George M. Ci-iapline, Judge. STATEMENT BY THE COURT. E. E. Berry, a negro merchant, is the owner of lot 3 in block 14 in the town of Clarendon, Arkansas. The lot is 75 feet by 125 feet in depth, and of the value of $900, including improvements. He purchased the north third of the lot, upon which was a storehouse, before he was married. He afterwards purchased the south two-thirds of the lot, built a residence on it, married and lived there with his family. He built a barn and smoke house on the north third of the lot, east of the store. A fence separated the…
1Per curiam
The question presented by this appeal is whether the storehouse owned by the appellant Berry is a part of his homestead. He is the owner of lot 3 of block 14 in the town of Clarendon, and resides with his family in a dwelling house on that lot, all of which he claims as a homestead. Certain of his creditors had an execution levied on the lot, and contended that the north part of it, on which the storehouse is located, is not a part of the homestead, nor exempt from execution. Although this storehouse was used by the debtor himself in his own business, there are decisions by the courts of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Klenk v. KnobleSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1881
- In re AllenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1889
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