A sensational quest by former Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith for part of her deceased husband's hefty estate has turned into a unique fight over federal vs. state jurisdiction. Smith was 26 when she married oilman J. Howard Marshall II, 14 months before his death at age 90. Marshall's son has been fighting a Los Angeles bankruptcy judge's ruling in Smith's favor on claims that he says belong in a Texas probate court. The struggle sets up a jurisdictional clash that could be critical to the outcome.
November 22, 1999 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
A sensational quest by former Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith for part of her deceased husband’s hefty estate has turned into a unique fight over federal vs. state jurisdiction.
Ms. Smith was 26 when she married oilman J. Howard Marshall II in 1994, 14 months before his death at age 90.
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