Late husband of
Anna Nicole Smith.
Marshall made a
fortune in the
oil bidness, and used that
money to shower his
trophy wife with
gifts.
His will did not mention her. Although she filed a lawsuit, the probate court said that she was not in the will and therefore did not get his estate. Fortunately for her, a Texan bankruptcy court had already awarded her about half a billion.
It's not unusual for him to have left her out of the will. He also disinherited one of his sons, J. Howard Marshall III.
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