Succession of Thompson

This appeal is prosecuted from a judgment rejecting the asserted right of the widow to demand and receive from the succession of her deceased husband the so-called “homestead” allowance contemplated by Art. 3252 C. C. The facts are that the de cujes was twice married. By his first and predeceased wife he left eight children, all of whom are majors. Five children are the issue of his second marriage, three of whom are minors, their mother having duly qualified as their natural tutrix.

The succession is a small one, the sole asset consisting of a parcel of ground, acquired during the existence…