Case ID: sc_33/html/0597-01.html
Source: Caselaw Access Project
Author: {"author": "Justice McGowan,", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

No. 2625.
    Chamberlain v. Brown.
    November Term, 1889.
    April 28, 1890.
    
      Benet $ Cason, for appellant.
    
      W. Monteith, contra.
   Opinion by Mr.

Justice McGowan,

A single woman is the head of a family, and as such entitled to a homestead in a tract of land owned by her in fee, where she supports an invalid sister who resides with her (the homestead claimant), and has no other means of support. Judgment (Fraser, J.) affirmed.