Standridge v. Standridge

David Newbern, Justice.

In the earlier appeal in this case this court decided that the appellee, Annie Louise Thacker Standridge, had not been legally married to Carroll Standridge. Standridge v. Standridge, 298 Ark. 494, 796 S.W.2d 12 (1989). The probate court had appointed Annie administratrix of Carroll Standridge’s estate and had approved a wrongful death claim settlement in which Annie and her son Johnny were to be beneficiaries. We assumed those decisions were influenced by the erroneous conclusion of the probate court that Annie and Carroll were married at the time of Carroll’s death.…