In re Sullivan
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Petition for Revision of Proceedings of the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Iowa.
1Opinion of the Court
ADAMS, Circuit Judge.
The question in this case is whether ripe corn grown on a homestead exempt by law to the head of a family is itself exempt from liability for payment of his debts. The case arose in bankruptcy proceedings in Iowa, where the statute (sections 2972, 2978, Code Iowa 1897) exempts, among other things, from judicial sale a homestead of 40 acres, if located outside of a city or town. The bankrupt was by section 6 of the bankruptcy act of July 1, 1898 (30 Stat. 548, c. 541 [U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 3424]), and section 70 (30 Stat. 565 [U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 3451]) as amended…
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