Constance Fravala A/k/a Constance Fravala Phillips v. City of Cranston, by and Through Its Director of Finance…

Summary

The Supreme Court of Rhode Island affirmed the Superior Court’s judgment that Constance Fravala was the common‑law wife of Wilbur Phillips at his death, entitling her to a widow’s pension, and denied her request for prejudgment interest. The Court upheld the trial justice’s evidentiary rulings, found a common‑law marriage existed, and declined to address the doctrine’s future viability.