Keith v. Hyndman
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Navarro. Tried below before the Hon. L. D. Bradley. This suit was brought by J. M. Keith against Wm. Hyndman to recover a tract of land containing ten acres, described as a part of the Rachel Leach tract survey, lying .three-fourths of a mile northeast of the town of Corsicana.
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Appeal from Navarro. Tried below before the Hon. L. D. Bradley. This suit was brought by J. M. Keith against Wm. Hyndman to recover a tract of land containing ten acres, described as a part of the Rachel Leach tract survey, lying .three-fourths of a mile northeast of the town of Corsicana. The plaintiff’s title was derived through a sheriff’s sale and deed to the plaintiff as purchaser; sale made to satisfy a judgment in favor of the plaintiff against the defendant ; deed dated 3d day of Hay, 1881. The land in controversy was acquired by the defendant and his wife by a deed of conveyance from…
1Opinion of the Court
Walker, P. J. Com. App.
The constitutional provision (section 51 of article- XVI, Const, of 1876) defines both of the respective kinds of homesteads, rural and urban, as follows:
“ The homestead, not in a town or city, shall consist of not more than two hundred acres of land, which may be in' one or more parcels, with the improvements thereon; the homestead in a city, town or village shall consist of lot or lots, not to exceed in value 85,000 at the time of their designation as the homestead, without reference to the value of any improvements thereon; provided, that the same shall be used for…
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