Duncan v. Ferguson McKinney Dry Goods Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Petition for Superintending and Revising of Proceedings from the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Texas.
1Opinion of the Court
SHELBY, Circuit Judge.
The question to be decided is whether or not, on the facts disclosed by the record, J. T. Duncan, a bankrupt,, is entitled to have lot No. 9 in block No. 2 in the town of Oakwoods, Tex., worth $2,000, set apart to him as exempt, under the laws of Texas, from the claims of his creditors. Duncan’s claim of homestead exemption, though at first allowed by the referee, was finally decided against him by the referee and by the bankruptcy court, and he seeks, by petition for revision under section 24b of the bankruptcy act of 189S (Act July 1, 1898, c. 541, 30 Stat. 553 [U. S.…
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- Duncan v. AlexanderTexas Supreme Court · 1892
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