Beasley heirs dispute the lawyer’s estate
In death as in life, feisty lawyer James E. Beasley Sr. has stirred a courthouse fracas. The renowned malpractice and libel lawyer died in 2004, leaving an estate valued at $59 million, including two vintage P-51 fighter planes. He also left behind five children from two marriages, and bequeathed each child a slice of his fortune with one caveat: Any heir who challenged the will in court would
