Coughanour v. Hoffman's Estate

Citations

• 2 Idaho 290
• 13 P. 231
• 1887 Ida. LEXIS 10

Syllabus

<p>Homestead — Exemption.—Under the homestead laws of this territory, page 627 of our Revised Laws, edition of 1874-75, the widow may select a homestead after the death of her husband- under section 1 of said aet, and have the same set apart, by the probate court, for the benefit of herself and children, under section 4 of said act.</p> <p>Widow Head of Family Undeb Homestead Act. — The widow is the head of a family in contemplation of the first section of said act, and the benefits of the act are secured to her as a wife surviving her husband by section 4 of said act.</p> <p>(Syllabus by the court.)</p>