Fowler v. Gilmore

Citations

• 30 Tex. 432

Syllabus

<p>The 1st section of the act of the 26th January, 1839, to exempt certain property from execution, 'exempts, among other things, the “books belonging to the trade or profession of any citizen.” (Paschal’s Dig., ^.rt. 3798, Note 885.) And the 45th section of the act about the estates of deceased persons makes it the duty of the county court to set apart, for the use and benefit of the widow and children of the deceased, all such property as may be exempted from execution or forced sale by the constitution and laws of the state, &c. (Paschal’s Dig., Art. 1305, Note 481.)</p> <p>The books of a professional man (lawyer) are as clearly exempted from the assets applicable to the payment of debts as if the most express language had been used to declare it.</p>