In re Delucchi
District Court, N.D. California
1Opinion of the Court
GOODMAN, Chief Judge.
The bankrupt seeks review of the Referee’s Order of October 14, 1959 adjudging void a declaration of homestead filed by the bankrupt and his wife on their residence prior to bankruptcy. The sole basis for the Referee’s Order is his conclusion that the requirement of California Civil Code, § 1263, subd. 4, that a declaration of homestead must contain an estimate of the “actual cash value” of the homesteaded premises was not satisfied by the statement by the bankrupt and his wife in their declaration that “we estimate the actual cash value of our interest in said land and…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Southwick v. DavisCalifornia Supreme Court · 1889
- Lynch v. StotlerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1954