A case about undue influence that is still talked about in Texas and around the country, began in Houston in 1994 when Vickie Lynn Marshall, known to the public as Anna Nicole Smith, age 26, married Texas billionaire, J. Howard Marshall, age 89. Just 14 months later, the billionaire died. And to Smith’s surprise, she was left out of the will. Thus began 15 years of litigation. Smith sued the estate, claiming that J. Howard’s son, E. Pierce Marshall, used undue influence on his father to convince the elderly billionaire to leave her out of the will. The case made its way … [Read more...]