DIXON, Justice.
In this decision we determine whether the state may constitutionally prohibit an acknowledged illegitimate child from receiving a legacy from his mother if she has other legitimate children. C.C. 1483.
Bee Owen Thompson, the widow of Frank J. Salvatore, died October 2, 1976 in Orleans Parish. By olographic testament she left all her property to her two children, Joel Salvatore Smith, her legitimate daughter, and...
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