Tillman v. Brown

Citations

• 64 Tex. 181

Syllabus

<p>1. Verdict — Homestead — Issue.— On a special issue submitted as to a party’s place of business, as also the character of the occupation he was there pursuing, the verdict was: “ We, the jury, find for the defendant, that his place of residence was at Wichita Falls.” Held, that the verdict did not respond to the issue submitted.</p> <p>2. Homestead — Gaming. — The constitution accords protection to the place where the head of a family exercises his calling, but it does not extend its protection to a place in which the occupation followed is prohibited by the penal laws of the state, such as gaming. Though the party claiming homestead exemption did engage in gaming on the premises, still, if his real business conducted there was legitimate, he would be protected; he would not be so protected, however, if the legitimate business was conducted only as a blind to conceal the gaming.</p>