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James Howard Marshall II (January 24, 1905 – August 4, 1995) was an American billionaire businessman, academic, and government official. He was involved with and invested in the petroleum industry via academic, government and commercial endeavors. He owned 16% of Koch Industries. Marshall was married to model and celebrity Anna Nicole Smith during the last 14 months of his life. His estate became the subject of protracted litigation, which was reviewed by the Supreme Court in Marshall v. Marshall and Stern v. Marshall. The court kept the will and testament intact and substantially all of the assets in Marshall's estate wound up in trusts for the benefit of his daughter-in-law, Elaine Tettemer Marshall, and her family. Early life and education Born in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, and raised a Quaker, J. Howard Marshall II attended George School, a private high school in Newtown, Pennsylvania, and then studied liberal arts at Haverford College, both Quaker institutions, graduating in 1926. While at George School and Haverford, he edited the school newspapers, captained the debate teams, was an All American soccer player, and played competitive tennis under the instruction of professional Bill Tilden. He graduated magna cum laude from Yale Law School in 1931. At Yale, he was case editor of the Yale Law Journal and studied with law and economics pioneer Walton Hale Hamilton. Careers Upon graduation, from 1931 to 1933, he served as an Assistant Dean at Yale Law School and instructed courses in business, finance and procedure, while also publishing articles as a member of the influential legal realism school of thought. He worked with future Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas on an article titled A Factual Study of Bankruptcy Administration and Some Suggestions, published in 1932. Along with Norman Meyers, he published two articles titled Legal Planning of Petroleum Production in 1931. These studies offered an alternative to the then-prevailing practices of controlled production in the petroleum industry, which were leading to dramatic boom-bust cycles. They gained the interest of the government, as many of the supporters of the New Deal were supporters of legal realism. In 1933, Marshall left Yale to become the Assistant Solicitor at the Department of the Interior under Harold L. Ickes. He authored the Code of Fair Competition for the Petroleum Industry (1933), and the Connally Hot Oil Act of 1935 after the Supreme Court's decision to strike down the National Industrial Recovery Act. It revived legislation that regulated the flow of oil between states to protect the industry from "contraband oil" in order to stabilize falling prices. While Ickes originally considered having the government set a price floor for oil, Marshall got Ickes to sign off on a plan to require certificates of clearance for legally produced oil shipped in interstate commerce.In 1935, he left government service to become the special counsel to Kenneth R. Kingsbury, the president of Standard Oil of California (now Chevron Corporation) in San Francisco. In 1937, he became a partner at Pillsbury Madison Sutro (now Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman), which was the company's outside counsel. In 1941, he was called back to Washington, D.C. during World War II as Solicitor of the Petroleum Administration for War, helping develop U.S. energy policy during the war, including the Cole Pipeline Act of 1941, and later as a member of the Committee on Reparations and the American Petroleum Institute. In 1944, after developing a relationship with Paul G. Blazer, he moved to Ashland, Kentucky and became Vice Chairman and President of Ashland Oil and Refining Co. (now Ashland Inc.).In 1946, he drafted the executive order creating the National Petroleum Council (US). In 1952, he became Executive Vice President at Signal Oil & Gas under Samuel B. Mosher. In 1961, he became President of Union Texas Petroleum and moved to Houston. In 1967, he became Executive Vice President of Allied Chemical (now Honeywell). He was also a director of Coastal Corporation. In 1984, he formed Marshall Petroleum, which was primarily a holding company for his interest in Koch Industries. Koch Industries In 1952, Marshall co-founded Great Northern Oil, which, in 1955, built an oil refinery in Rosemount, Minnesota that could refine heavy, sour Canadian crude oil. In 1959, Fred Koch acquired a 35% interest in Great Northern Oil for $5 million. Union Oil acquired a majority interest in Great Northern and attempted to take over the company, but Marshall and Koch, who wanted to keep their assets in private hands, blocked the takeover. In 1969, after buying out Union Oil, Charles Koch, who shared a similar business philosophy with Marshall, swapped a stake in Koch Industries for the rest of Marshall's shares in Great Northern Oil. Personal life Marriages and relationships Marshall married Eleanor Pierce in 1931 and divorced in 1961. They had two sons together: J. Howard Marshall III (born February 6, 1936) and E. Pierce Marshall (January 12, 1939 – June 20, 2006). His second marriage, to Bettye Bohannon, lasted from 1961 until her death from Alzheimer's disease in 1991. In 1982, he met "Lady" Diane Walker at a strip club and offered to marry her if his wife Betty, who had Alzheimer's disease, were to die. Over several years, Marshall gave Walker $15 million worth of jewelry and other gifts. Walker died in 1995 at age 51 due to complications from facelift surgery. The gifts became subject to scrutiny by the Internal Revenue Service since gift taxes were not paid; Marshall claimed that the gifts were instead "consulting fees". In 1994, at the age of 89, he married 26-year-old model Anna Nicole Smith. Their marriage lasted until his death 14 months later. Eldest son left out of estate In 1980, when Marshall's eldest son, J. Howard Marshall III, sided with Bill Koch, Frederick R. Koch and other collateral family members in dispute with Charles Koch and David H. Koch over making Koch Industries a public company and paying dividends, Marshall purchased back company stock from his son, given previously as a gift, for $8 million, considered to be a premium price, and removed the eldest son from his will and testament. Conversely, during the same dispute, his youngest son E. Pierce Marshall sided with his father, and that son received substantially all of Marshall's estate, valued at $1.6 billion at the time of his death. Death and ensuing lawsuits On August 4, 1995, Marshall died of pneumonia at age 90 in Houston, Texas. Following Marshall's death, Anna Nicole Smith (who died on February 8, 2007) became involved in a court battle with her former stepson, E. Pierce Marshall (who died on June 20, 2006). J. Howard's will and trust did not include Anna Nicole or J. Howard's other son, J. Howard Marshall III. Anna Nicole and J. Howard III both sought to overturn the will and trust. In 2001, they both lost their cases during a six-month .... Discover the J J Howard popular books. Find the top 100 most popular J J Howard books.

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  • Dorothy J. Zeller v. County Howard synopsis, comments

    Dorothy J. Zeller v. County Howard

    Court of Appeals of New York

    In consolidated cases, Dorothy J. Zeller appeals from judgments for Howard County in actions brought under the Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act, Neb. Rev. Stat. 232401 et seq...

  • J. S. Howard v. Federal Land Bank Columbia synopsis, comments

    J. S. Howard v. Federal Land Bank Columbia

    Supreme Court of Florida

    Per Curiam. This case is before us on motion to dismiss the appeal. An examination of the record and consideration of briefs filed by the respective parties discloses that there wa...

  • Owen B. Wood v. Howard J. Weeks synopsis, comments

    Owen B. Wood v. Howard J. Weeks

    Supreme Court of Florida

    The appellant was tried on an information charging him with aiding and assisting in the setting up, promotion and conducting of a lottery, with possession of bolita paraphernalia a...

  • George J. Meyer Mfg. Co. v. Howard Brass synopsis, comments

    George J. Meyer Mfg. Co. v. Howard Brass

    Supreme Court of Wisconsin

    This action was begun on the 21st day of December, 1938, by the plaintiff, George J. Meyer Manufacturing Company, against Howard Brass & Copper Company, defendant, to recover o...

  • From Saturday Night to Sunday Night synopsis, comments

    From Saturday Night to Sunday Night

    Dick Ebersol

    A memoir by the legendary television executive detailing his pioneering work on Saturday Night Live, Sunday Night Football, the Olympics, the NBA, music videos, late night, and mor...

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    Battle Royale

    J. Howard Shelley

    This is the third title in the Burley Series and it (principally) deals with Harriett Burley the youngest of the eight girls. it is set against the background of the abolition of s...

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    The Web We Weave.

    J. Howard Shelley

    This story follows on from "The Heiress" (although it stands alone and you do not need to read The Heiress first) and deals with what happened to Emily and Ruth.Emily's husband Gar...

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    The Travellers

    J. Howard Shelley

    Are you a Georgette Heyer fan? This is my version of what happened to The Duke of Sale after his marriage to the Lady Harriet Presteigne. I do not pretend to be in Miss Heyer's lea...

  • J. Howard Marshall v. Ted Vise synopsis, comments

    J. Howard Marshall v. Ted Vise

    Supreme Court of Texas No. C-7662

    Lloyd Doggett, Justice This appeal presents the issue of whether a party's failure to object at trial to testimony contrary to an opponent's deemed admissions waives the...

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    Gun Justice

    John J. Howard

    Ty Hardin is very good with a gun. Working alone, Ty recovers some cattle from a gang of herdcutters. Ty then decides to use his skill with a gun on the side of law and order. Ty b...

  • In Re Complaint As To Conduct of Martin J. Howard synopsis, comments

    In Re Complaint As To Conduct of Martin J. Howard

    Supreme Court of Oregon

    By a complaint dated August 4, 1983, the Oregon State Bar alleged that Martin J. Howard was subject to discipline by this court. The charging part of the complaint is as follows:

  • State Ex Rel. J. Howard Myers v. Honorable synopsis, comments

    State Ex Rel. J. Howard Myers v. Honorable

    United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

    There is no satisfactory formula to decide if a statute is so vague as to violate the due process clauses of the State and Federal Constitutions. The basic requirements are that su...

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    Pandemic, Inc.

    J. David McSwane

    “This startling, vital book deserves our attention.” San Francisco ChronicleFor fans of War Dogs and Bad Blood, an explosive look inside the rush to profit from the COVID19 pandemi...

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    The Country Girl

    J. Howard Shelley

    Despite many years looking, unmarried Richard Mathan, Marquis of St Austell is unable to find any young lady to whom he can contemplate being married. His selfish cousin Giles now ...

  • Raymond S. King v. Howard Firm and Paul J. synopsis, comments

    Raymond S. King v. Howard Firm and Paul J.

    Supreme Court Of Utah

    WADE, Justice. Raymond S. King, plaintiff and appellant herein, commenced this action for damages for an unlawful eviction from leased business premises and for conversion of perso...

  • The Community Association Handbook 2014 synopsis, comments

    The Community Association Handbook 2014

    Howard J. Silldorf ESQ & Shani O. Zakay ESQ

    This book contains Topic Summaries, the DavisStirling Act, SB800 Requirements for Construction Defect Actions, Selected California Statutes, Case Summaries and an Index. This Book ...

  • Joan E. Kesseler v. Howard J. Kesseler synopsis, comments

    Joan E. Kesseler v. Howard J. Kesseler

    Court of Appeals of New York

    The decision involves the modification of a separation decree by granting custody to the father of a girl who was six years old at the time of the trial at Special Term and is ten ...

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    The Heiress

    J. Howard Shelley

    Nick Burley succeeds to the title only to discover that his father's ruinous career has left his neglected estates deep in debt and generating little revenue. Determined to pay his...

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    Matter Howard J. Goldman

    Court of Appeals of New York

    Order affirmed, with costs, for the reasons stated in the memorandum at the Appellate Division (101 A.D.2d 768). Disposition Concur: Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges JASEN, MEYER, S...

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    Trousdale Estates

    Steven M. Price

    Filled with beautiful, vivid photographs, Trousdale is the definitive history of the architecture and design that defined both Beverly Hills and the ultimate American Dream.Trousda...

  • Chuck Hall v. Howard J. Korth synopsis, comments

    Chuck Hall v. Howard J. Korth

    Third District. District Court of Appeal of Florida

    Burton was convicted of manslaughter. His timely motion for new trial was predicated on alleged new and material evidence established by an affidavit of a purported eye witness. Th...

  • Matter Friendly Ice Cream Corporation v. J. Howard Barrett Et Al. synopsis, comments

    Matter Friendly Ice Cream Corporation v. J. Howard Barrett Et Al.

    Supreme Court of New York

    [106 A.D.2d 748 Page 748] Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court at Special Term (Cerito, J.), entered April 16, 1984 in Saratoga County, which granted petitioner's applicati...

  • John W. Sall v. Dr. Howard J. Ellfeldt and synopsis, comments

    John W. Sall v. Dr. Howard J. Ellfeldt and

    Supreme Court of New Hampshire

    The plaintiffs Sall, husband and wife, sued for personal injury to the husband and loss of consortium to the wife from the medical negligence of defendant physicians Ellfeldt, Hunt...

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    The Howard J. Parker Family Book

    Gladys E. Parker

    In 1997, Gladys' father William Parker and two of his brothers, Clifford and Bob, asked her to make an album out of a box of photos Bob had inherited from their Aunt Myrtle. Th...

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    Suzanne Klein v. J.L. Howard

    Court of Appeal of Florida

    SCHWARTZ, ALAN R., ASSOCIATE JUDGE. As was correctly held below, under the clear and mandatory provisions of section 44.303(4), Florida Statutes (1987),1{/Cite} and rule...

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    Bound by War

    Christopher Capozzola

    A sweeping history of America's long and fateful military relationship with the Philippines amid a century of Pacific warfareEver since US troops occupied the Philippines in 1898, ...

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    J. Howard Rowley and Nanette B. Rowley V.

    Supreme Court Of Utah

    STEWART, Justice: Plaintiffs, Howard and Nanette Rowley, brought this action for damages and an injunction to prevent Marrcrest Homeowners Association (hereinafter Marrcrest) from ...

  • Howard Y. Williams v. Melvin J. Maas synopsis, comments

    Howard Y. Williams v. Melvin J. Maas

    Supreme Court of Minnesota

    United States Federal House of Representatives determination as to election of member. The Federal House of Representatives has exclusive jurisdiction to determine whether member...

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    The Reluctant Gun

    John J. Howard

    Matt Wilson is sixteen years old and living on a ranch in Texas when his mother dies. Overcome with grief, Matt's father, Ben, rides away. With his father gone, Matt buys a gun and...

  • Howard J. Williamson v. State Alaska synopsis, comments

    Howard J. Williamson v. State Alaska

    Supreme Court of Alaska

    COMPTON, Justice. This appeal presents the question whether the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) erred in imposing two tenyear driver's license revocation periods consec...

  • W. J. Howard v. State Florida synopsis, comments

    W. J. Howard v. State Florida

    Supreme Court of Florida

    WEST, J. This case presents a single question. In his brief, counsel for plaintiff in error says, ""the only question involved is the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the ve...

  • Howard Hitchings Walther v. Celeste J. synopsis, comments

    Howard Hitchings Walther v. Celeste J.

    Supreme Court Of Utah

    ZIMMERMAN, Justice: This is an appeal by Howard Walther from that part of a divorce decree which awarded his wife, Celeste Walther, $5,000 for pain, suffering, and future medical e...

  • Matter Howard B. Group v. J. Raymond Mcgovern synopsis, comments

    Matter Howard B. Group v. J. Raymond Mcgovern

    Supreme Court of New York

    Proceeding under article 78 of the Civil Practice Act to review a determination of the Comptroller of the State of New York which denied the application of petitioner, a...

  • Howard Wood v. Robert J. Byrne synopsis, comments

    Howard Wood v. Robert J. Byrne

    Supreme Court of North Dakota

    On July 7, 1930, a petition with 20,755 signatures for the repeal of article 20 of the constitution of the State of North Dakota was presented to the secretary of state ...

  • State Tennessee v. Michael J. Howard synopsis, comments

    State Tennessee v. Michael J. Howard

    The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals

    The defendant, Michael J. Howard, appeals his conviction for aggravated sexual battery. The trial court initially imposed a Range I sentence of eight years, to be suspended to requ...

  • Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 11 synopsis, comments

    Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 11

    Maxim Jakubowski

    This superb annual anthology of the year’s most outstanding short crime fiction published in the UK is now well into its second decade. Jakubowski has succeeded, once again, in une...

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    Feel the Heat

    Cindy Gerard

    In New York Times bestselling author Cindy Gerard's sizzling new novel, a ruthless international conspiracy is no match for the irresistible alpha heroes of Black Ops, Inc. A RAC...

  • Howard J. Eldredge v. State synopsis, comments

    Howard J. Eldredge v. State

    707 Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas No. 27

    Appellant insists that we erred in refusing to consider his complaints of the court's charge because it was the duty of the court to instruct the jury on every essentia...

  • Howard J. Obrien v. City Syracuse Et Al. synopsis, comments

    Howard J. Obrien v. City Syracuse Et Al.

    Supreme Court of Oregon

    A property owner who unsuccessfully asserts against a governmental entity a claim for de facto appropriation may not later bring another action for trespass in an attempt to recove...

  • Ecco-Phoenix Electric Corp. V. Howard J. White Inc. synopsis, comments

    Ecco-Phoenix Electric Corp. V. Howard J. White Inc.

    Supreme Court Of California

    Plaintiff, EccoPhoenix Electric Corporation, an electrical contractor, entered into a written subcontract agreement with defendant Howard J. White, Inc., a general contractor, unde...

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    The New Negro

    Alain Locke

    From the man known as the father of the Harlem Renaissance comes a powerful, provocative, and affecting anthology of writers who shaped the Harlem Renaissance movement and who help...