Read v. Rahm

Citations

• 65 Cal. 343
• 4 P. 111
• 1884 Cal. LEXIS 546

Syllabus

<p>Homestead—Deolabation—Statement of Value.—A declaration of homestead stated that the cash value of the premises was three thousand dollars. Held, that this was a sufficient compliance with the provision of the statute requiring that the declaration contain an estimate of the actual cash value.</p> <p>Husband and Wife—Gift—Sepabate Pbopebty. — Where land is conveyed to a wife, with the consent of the husband, in consideration of a debt due from the vendor to the husband, the transaction operates as a gift of the land to her, and it becomes her separate property.</p>