Westcott v. Arbuckle

Of the various grounds urged by appellant for a reversal of the present judgment, it is necessary to consider but one. It appears from the bill of exceptions, that in September, 1878, appellant purchased with her own means a house in the city of Chicago, from one Sibley, receiving from ¡him a conveyance therefor with release of homestead, and immediately took possession of the same, which she has ever since retained, occupying the premises as a homestead for ■j herself and her family, consisting of herself, her husband and j their two sons. The house stood upon a leased lot, and the was…