Legal Opinion

Alton Mercantile Co. v. Spindel

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided May 12, 1914No. 3536PublishedCited by 20 opinions

Action b)'- the Alton Mercantile Company against George Spindel and Everet Spindel, partners as Spindel Bros. Judgment for defendant George Spindel, and plaintiff brings error.

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Action b)'- the Alton Mercantile Company against George Spindel and Everet Spindel, partners as Spindel Bros. Judgment for defendant George Spindel, and plaintiff brings error. This is an action to sell the northeast quarter of section 21 in township 17 north of range C west of the Indian Meridian, belonging to George Spindel, to satisfy a judgment for $281.26, and interest and costs, in favor of the Alton Mercantile Company and against George Spindel and Everet Spindel, partners as Spindel Bros. The property was sold, and motion for confirmation filed. An objection was made to the…

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

RITTENHOUSE, C.

(after stating the facts as above). There are no disputed facts in this record. The only witness offered was the defendant George Spindel; and the sole question necessary for a complete determination of this case is whether the husband, who has an insane wife in another state, can by his own acts so conduct himself as to constitute an abandonment of the homestead without the consent of his wife.

Section 3346, Comp. Laws 1909 (Rev. Laws 1910, sec. 3342), reserves to every family residing in the state a homestead, which shall consist of the home of the family, whether…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Morris v. WardSupreme Court of Kansas · 1869
  2. Whitlock v. GossonNebraska Supreme Court · 1892
  3. Palmer v. SawyerNebraska Supreme Court · 1905
  4. Chambers v. CoxSupreme Court of Kansas · 1880
  5. Howell, Jewett & Co. v. McCrieSupreme Court of Kansas · 1887

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Pettis v. JohnstonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1920
  2. Bacus v. BurnsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1915
  3. McCammon v. JenkinsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1915
  4. Long v. TalleySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1921
  5. Grotberg v. First Nat. Bank.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1926

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