Succession of Harrington

The succession of Nelson Harrington being insolvent, his surviving widow claims a homestead of $2,000, by virtue of article 244 of the Constitution of 1898, out of the price of the sale of the plantation upon which they lived. The questions presented are: First, as to whether the mother of the claimant is dependent upon her for support within the meaning of said constitutional .provision; and, second, whether, in case the $2,000 homestead is allowed, there should be deducted therefrom the value of some other property owned by the claimant.

The mother is aged and without means, and at the time…