McLaws v. Moore
Supreme Court of Georgia
Continuance. Judgments. Laches. Homestead-Interest and usury. Levy and sale. Waiver.' Before' Judge Lumpkin. Lincoln superior court. October/ term, 1888. : Reported in tbe decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Simmons, Justice.
Sarah T. McLaws purchased a tract of land. In order to pay for the same she executed a mortgage on the land to J. H. Tallman for $3,500, with interest at eight per cent. In this mortgage she waived homestead and exemption. Tallman assigned the mortgage to Spencer, and Spencer had it foreclosed. A mortgage fi. fa. *178was issued upon the judgment, and was levied upon the land. She sought to enjoin the sale, hut failed. She then applied to the ordinary for, and had set apart to her, a homestead in a part of the land. On the day of the sheriff’s sale, she gave him notice of her…
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