ANNA NICOLE SCORES SUPREME COURT WIN.Byline: LISA The first personal computer to include integrated software and use a graphical interface. Modeled after the Xerox Star and introduced in 1983 by Apple, it was ahead of its time, but never caught on due to its $10,000 price and slow speed. FRIEDMAN Washington Bureau WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court gave former stripper and Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith a fighting chance one dependent upon the issue of a struggle. See also: Fighting Monday to collect potentially millions of dollars of her late husband's oil fortune. In a unanimous ruling, the court overturned a California federal appeals court decision that had dashed Smith's claims to Texas oilman Oil´man n. 1. One who deals in oils; formerly, one who dealt in oils and pickles. 2. A person working in the petroleum industry, esp. an oil company executive. Noun 1. J. Howard Marshall This article is about the American oil business executive. For the British radio broadcaster, see Howard Marshall (broadcaster). James Howard Marshall II (January 24 1905 – August 4 1995) was a wealthy magnate, American oil business executive, and university professor. II's money, on the technical grounds that the federal court had no jurisdiction to hear her Texas probate matter. The ruling re-energizes the bitter inheritance struggle between the buxom blonde reality TV celeb ce·leb n. Informal A celebrity. and ex-stepson Pierce Marshall, giving Smith new legal ammunition as she returns to California courts. ``It's very significant,'' Smith's attorney, Kent Richland, said of Monday's ruling. ``She was very excited and appreciative of what the Supreme Court did,'' he said. Smith was a 26-year-old Houston stripper still going by her given name of Vickie Lynn Hogan when she married Marshall, then an 89-year-old oil tycoon worth about $1.6 billion, in 1994. Marshall died after 14 months of marriage, triggering an inheritance war between his son and Smith. Although Marshall did not include Smith in his will, she claimed she was promised half her husband's fortune. lisa.friedman@langnews.com (202) 662-8731 |
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