Bridges v. Shields

ROBERT L. BROWN, Justice.

liThis case involves the question of whether appellant, Curtis Bridges, had a curtesy interest in a settlement award involving his deceased wife, Hazel Mae Frazier. The circuit court rejected Bridges’s claim. We affirm.

The facts of this case are undisputed. Hazel Mae Frazier, who had been married three times, connects all the parties in this case. Her second husband, Elree Frazier, Sr., died on September 17, 2001, after taking a medication named Vioxx. Mr. Frazier had no known relatives or descendants, except for Ms. Frazier and seven stepchildren. After Mr. Frazier’s…