“Spoiled” gets another shot in federal court.
In a unanimous decision (Stevens concurring in judgement), the Supreme Court today issued an opinion allowing Anna Nicole Smith to pursue her claim for her one-half of the estate of her late “husband.” From a quick glance, the Court based its opinion largely on a “probate” exception, where a federal court has jurisdiction to entertain suits of legatees and other claimants to an estate so long as it does not interfere with the state’s probate procedures.
A copy of the opinion can be found here.
