Watson v. Justices of the Dorchester Division of the District Court Department

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• recognizing a homestead exemption where the defendant held a right of redemption in property he occupied as a home even though legal title to that right was held by a trustee for his benefit
• recognizing a homestead exemption where the defendant held a right of redemption in property he occupied as a home even though legal title to that right was held by a trustee for his benefit
• “It is well settled that a homestead right exempt from attachment, may exist in a mere equitable interest in premises occupied or used or kept as a homestead.”
• “It is well settled that a homestead right exempt from attachment, may exist in a mere equitable interest in premises occupied or used or kept as a homestead.”

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