Smith Resumes Fight For Late Husband's $$$
Anna Nicole Smith arrived Friday at a federal courthouse in San Francisco to continue her legal battle over her late husband's fortunes.
At issue is the will of oil tycoon J. Howard Marshall III, which did not include Smith. She has argued he intended to provide for her through a special trust.
The case made its way all the way to U.S. Supreme Court, which revived the former Playboy Playmate's pursuit of her late husband's estate by ruling she deserved another day in court.
Smith initially won a $474 million judgment, which was cut to about $89 million and eventually reduced to zero before the Supreme Court stepped in.Photos: Anna Nicole Smith
Marshall died in 1995 at age 90, a year after they married. Smith was 26 when they wed.
The U.S. Supreme Court said in May that only federal courts in California could deal with her case despite a Texas state court ruling that Marshall's youngest son was sole heir to the estate.
Smith's appearance at a federal courthouse in San Francisco, wearing a black dress and sunglasses, marked the first time she left the Bahamas since the death of her son, Daniel, and the birth of her daughter, Dannielynn Hope Marshall Stern in September.
The nature of Friday's courthouse appearance was unclear. The building, which houses the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, was closed to the public and calls to lawyers were not immediately returned.