In 1920 the heirs of Venancio Sanchez filed a lawsuit against James Deering, claiming an undivided half interest in his Cape Florida property.

After the merger, an heir of Leander Clark filed a lawsuit asking for the return of the funds that Clark had provided to the college.

Mr. Nachmann's heirs recently filed for bankruptcy in Karlsruhe, and a court-appointed inspector told Reuters that "in principle, the money is no longer there."

The lawyers estimate that 400 more may be dead, though their heirs can file a claim if they meet a series of legal requirements.

An heir of the noble family that once ruled there, Franz zu Putbus, who lives in western Germany, has filed a claim to his family's traditional land.

Only heirs can file such lawsuits, and Mrs. Simpson's heirs are not her parents, the Browns, but her children with Mr. Simpson, her former husband.

The heirs to the homesteaders, fractured by infighting, have split in two and filed lawsuits pursuing different tactics.

In the years leading up to Marx's death in August 1977, his heirs filed several lawsuits against Fleming.

Mr. Israel's heirs have filed a claim for the money.

Mr. Israel's heirs have filed the necessary papers in Brooklyn Surrogate Court to claim the $2 million.