JIMI HENDRIX Court Case Coming To Close

August 27, 2004

Mike Lewis of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports: Janie Hendrix dominated Al Hendrix's financial affairs before and after he died, so why would she be silent during discussions of the estate's most important long-term issue, an inheritance worth millions, asked attorney Robert Curran during closing arguments in the legal battle over the Hendrix estate.

Answering his own question in the lawsuit brought by Janie's step-brother Leon, Curran said there's no doubt for years she pressured her father to remove Jimi Hendrix's half brother from the will. Moreover, Curran said, she orchestrated a doctor's visit for Al to ensure that the elder Hendrix filed away a blood sample to prove he wasn't Leon's blood father should Leon ever fight the will.

"Janie had a campaign that lasted over a period of time to disinherit Leon," Curran said during final statements in the trial that has absorbed two months, tens of thousands of pages of documents and an estimated $4.5 million. "She had total access to (Al),and he had total dependence on her."

Proving that is central to one of the two primary issues in the King County Superior Court civil trial that is expected to conclude today (August 27). Read more.

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