Krippendorf v. Wolf

Citations

• 70 Miss. 81

Syllabus

<p>1. Husband and Wipe. Purchase in joint name. Presumption of gift.</p> <p>Where a husband buys land, taking the title in his wife’s name and his own jointly, and afterwards makes improvements thereon, the presumption is of a gift to her of a half-interest in both the land and improvements.</p> <p>2. Homestead. Husband and wife. Joint property.</p> <p>Where a judgment debtor owns jointly with his wife a city lot, he is entitled to a homestead exemption therein of $2,000, to be taken W'holly from his half-interest.</p>