Stevens v. Hollingsworth

Citations

• 74 Ill. 202

Syllabus

<p>1. Homestead — whole ground exempt. The intention of the legislature, in enacting the homestead exemption law, was not to save a mere shelter for the debtor and his family, but it was to give him the full enjoyment of the whole lot of ground exempted, to be used in whatever way he might think best for the occupancy and support of his family, whether in the way of cultivating it, or by the erection of buildings upon it, either for carrying on his own business or for deriving income in the way of rent.</p> <p>2. ' When a debtor owns a lot upon which he resides, and upon which he has a mill, shop or other building, the whole property is his homestead, and as such exempt from execution to the extent of one thousand dollars.</p> <p>3. Where the homestead of a debtor is sold on execution without any division, although it may be worth more than one thousand dollars, yet the purchaser acquires no title to any part of it which he can make available in an action of ejectment, either as plaintiff or defendant, whatever may be the rule in equity.</p>