Opinion ID: 1675397
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Heading: The Personal Property Exemption

Text: The trial court made no determination of whether the widow was entitled to the $2,000 personal property exemption claimed by her. By virtue of § 6-10-64 et seq., Code, the widow is entitled to personal property of the decedent of the value of $2,000. There is evidence in the record that the widow has selected or had delivered to her, §§ 6-10-65 and 6-10-81, certain items of personal property, including a riding lawn mower, china, etc. However, the record is silent with respect to the value of these items. If the court determines that they have a value of $2,000, then the widow is entitled to no more under the statutory structure providing this exemption to her. If, however, the personal property selected by the widow, or delivered to her, has a value of less than $2,000, she is entitled to the difference either in cash or other items of personal property. Such is the mandate of the legislature. The cause is reversed for a determination of the personal property exemption issue. In all other respects, the judgment appealed from is affirmed. AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED IN PART, AND REMANDED. TORBERT, C. J., and MADDOX, JONES and BEATTY, JJ., concur.