70 Ga. 588 | Ga. | 1883
The error complained of in this case is the overruling a motion for a new trial.
According to the ruling of this court in the case of Wilder & Son vs. Frederick, 67 Ga., 669, not yet reported, the judge below properly rejected this evidence. In that case it was held that, where a married woman made application for homestead, the record should show out of whose land it was to be carved, so that the creditors might be notified that their interests were attacked. And further, that, whilst in all cases it was best to specify out of whose lands the same was to be taken, yet where it was to be carved out of some other person’s than that of the applicant, unless it was .so stated, that it would be invalid.
The application in this case being by the wife for “exemption of personalty and homestead, should have specified definitely out of whose lands the homestead was to be carved, and out of whose personalty the exemption was to be allowed. Instead, however, of this, her petition states, that the schedule which she sets forth is “ a correct schedule of the personal and real estate owned and possessed by her said husband and herself.” From this, it will be seen the utter impossibility of ascertaining whether she owned only a few articles of the personalty, or a portion of the realty, or all of the realty and none of the personalty. It was clearly no compliance with the requirements of the law, and was therefore invalid.
It is not shown at what time this motion was made, and as the objection went to the execution, it should have been made in writing, and notice given before the trial; it was certainly too late to suppress upon that ground after the same had commenced. Errors must be shown to be corrected. 44 Ga., 278.
We do not think that this ground is well taken.
Judgment affirmed.