Tipton v. Martin

It appears from the record in this case that defendant Martin, as the sheriff of Tehama County, had levied on a parcel of land as the property of the plaintiff John C. Tipton, by an execution issued upon a judgment against said Tipton in favor of V. P. Baker, one of the defendants herein, and being about to sell the land under said execution, the plaintiffs commenced the action in hand to enjoin the sale on the ground that the premises constituted their homestead, and were exempt from execution.

The defendants contend that the land, although selected by the plaintiffs as their homestead, was…