Rager ex rel. Rager v. Turley

Robert L. Brown, Justice.

At issue in this case is the approval and distribution of a wrongful-death settlement in probate court pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. § 16-62-102(g) (Supp. 1999). The appellants are certain heirs and beneficiaries of the decedent, Thomas H. Rager, and an alleged illegitimate son of the decedent. The appealing beneficiaries and their relationship to the decedent are Cory Rager, a minor child; Matthew Rager, Jr., a brother; Yolanda Rager (now Pigeon), a sister; and Marjorie Rager, the mother.1 These appellant-beneficiaries appeal the fairness and reasonableness of the…