Noble v. Hook

Citations

• 24 Cal. 638

Syllabus

<p>Declaration of Homestead.—Homesteads acquired under the Act of 1851, and occupied as such up to the 28th of April, 1860, lose the character of homesteads, and become liable to forced sale on execution, unless the declaration of homestead, provided for in the Act of April 28th, 1860, was made and filed for record on or before the first day of June, 1862.</p> <p>Constitutional Construction.—The sixth section of the Act of 1862, which makes the failure to make and file for record the declaration of homestead a forfeiture of the homestead right, is not unconstitutional.</p>