Harris v. Hill & Bridges

Though many questions appear in the record, one is controlling. The plaintiff brought suit against the defendants for the recovery of a described cow and calf, claiming the same by virtue of what is known as a “statutory” or “short” homestead. In the schedule offered in support of the plaintiff’s title, there is listed “one cow and calf,” no other description being given. In settlement of a pending litigation, the plaintiff had sold the cow and calf in dispute to another person, who in turn sold it to the defendants. The defendants bought without any notice whatever of the exempt character of…