Homestead Cases
Supreme Court of Virginia
The. three cases of Tackett Ford v. Stone, Goode v. Boyd’s ex'ors, and Hill v. Burying, were heard together in Richmond, and they all present a single question&emdash; the constitutionality of the provision of the State constitution, and the act passed to carry it into effect, in relation to homestead exemptions.
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The. three cases of Tackett Ford v. Stone, Goode v. Boyd’s ex'ors, and Hill v. Burying, were heard together in Richmond, and they all present a single question&emdash; the constitutionality of the provision of the State constitution, and the act passed to carry it into effect, in relation to homestead exemptions. The first case was a supersedeas to the judgment of the Corporation court of Fredericksburg, by which that court refused to allow to Tackett & Ford the benefit of the act. The second was an appeal from the decree of the Circuit court of Mecklenburg, to the same effect; and the third…
1Opinion of the CourtChristian, J.
These three cases were heard together at the late session of this court at Richmond. The arguments of counsel were submitted just before the adjournment of that session, which left us no time for their consideration. They involve the question [so full of interest and importance to the whole people of this Commonwealth,] as to the validity of that provision of the State constitution and the act of the General Assembly, passed in pursuance thereof, which exempts from execution, or other legal process, a homestead to each householder or head of a family to the value of two thousand dollars.
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2Cases cited1 opinion
- Taylor v. StearnsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1868
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- Black v. TrowerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1884
- Dinwiddie County v. Stuart, Buchanan & Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1877
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