Legal Opinion · Dissent
Holahan v. Nugent
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 18, 1952No. 13707_1Published
1DissentRives, Circuit Judge
A single question of law is presented for decision. It involves the construction of Article XI of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana relating to exemptions from seizure and sale by legal process. Paragraph IV of that Article reads as follows:
“4. Exemption to exist without registration. — The homestead exemptions herein provided shall exist without registration, except where the property is situated in a city having a population of more than one hundred thousand (100,000), in which latter event said exemptions shall not be valid unless recorded in the manner provided by Act 114 of…
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