Case Name: Holland vs. Withers
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1886
Citations: 1 Ga. L. Rep. 312
Docket Number: 
Parties: Holland vs. Withers.
Judges: 
Reporter: Georgia Law Reporter
Volume: 1
Pages: 312–312

Head Matter:
Holland vs. Withers.
Homestead from Fulton. Bankruptcy. (Before Judge Hammond.)
Milledge & Smith ; Reed & Reinhardt, for plaintiff in error.
B. F. Abbott; L. J. Winn, for defendant.

Opinion:
Jackson, C. J.
Although the head of a family has previously had an exemption by the bankrupt court up to the full value permitted by the constitution of 1868, he can nevertheless have a homestead and exemption of personalty set apart for his family, by virtue of the constitution of 1877. 59 Ga.,330; 67 Id., 68 ; 70 Id., 484; 72 Id., 713.
(a) Exemptions in bankruptcy and under State laws contrasted.
Judgment affirmed.