Powers v. Sample

Citations

• 69 Miss. 67

Syllabus

<p>Homestead. Husband and wife. Land owned partly by each. Qode 1880, § 1248.</p> <p>Under code 1880, § 1248, exempting one hundred and sixty acres of land to every citizen, “male or female, being a householder and having a family,” the exemption may consist of two adjoining tracts, one the husband’s and the other the wife’s. The whole, if occupied by them as a homestead, and not exceeding $2,000 in value, will be exempt as against the debts of both.</p>