Case Name: Andrew W. Metcalfe vs. Charles E. Alter
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1880
Citations: 1 Mann. Unrep. Cas. 338
Docket Number: No. 7410
Parties: Andrew W. Metcalfe vs. Charles E. Alter.
Judges: Spencer, J., recused.
Reporter: Unreported cases heard and determined by the Supreme Court of Louisiana, from January 8, 1877, to April, 1880
Volume: 1
Pages: 338–339

Head Matter:
No. 7410.
Andrew W. Metcalfe vs. Charles E. Alter.
To entitle one to a homestead, he must be the head of a family who are dependent on him for support, and therefore a childless widower, whose mother, brothers, and sisters do not live with him, has no claim to it.
One of several co-proprietors is not the owner of any separate or distinct part of the land, and while he holds in indivisión cannot claim the homestead exemption.
Appeal from the District Court for Concordia. Hough, J.
W. R. Young for Plaintiff Appellant. Mayo for Defendant.

Opinion:
Marr, J.,
delivered the opinion affirming the judgment, citing Henderson v. Hoy, 26 La. Ann. 156: Ventress v. Collins, 28 La. Ann. 783; Greig v. Easton, 30 La. Ann. 1130.
Spencer, J., recused.