Mitchell v. Wolfe

Hall, Justice.

The plaintiff in error applied for and obtained an exemption of personalty in 1874, under the homestead acts passed in pursuance of the constitution of 1868. In 1882, he sought to supplement this exemption and to have other personalty set apart, so as to increase the exemption before made to the maximum allowed to be set apart for this purpose. John B. Wolfe, who was a creditor notified, and who held a debt due before the first exemption was allowed, appeared and filed objections to this application to increase the former exemption. The ordinary overruled these objections and…