Judges rule James Brown's final partner isn't entitled to estate share

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The  South Carolina Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Wednesday (June 17) that James Brown’s last partner, Tommie Rae Hynie, was not his legal wife and therefore has no claim to over 1,200 compositions in the King of Soul’s catalogue.

Nearly 14 years after his death, legendary singer James Brown may soon have his last wish fulfilled. The entertainer known as “The Godfather of Soul” and “The Hardest-Working Man in Show Business” – who died at age 73 in 2006 -- wanted millions of dollars from his estate to go toward helping needy kids get an education.

The Godfather of Soul’s dying wish to help educate needy children is a big step closer to being fulfilled, now that South Carolina’s Supreme Court — wading into a 14-year-old legal saga yet again — has ruled that James Brown’s last partner was not legally married to him.

unanimous ruling on Wednesday, the state's justices wrote that Tomi Rae Hynie, a former partner of Brown's who claimed to be his wife, failed to annul a previous marriage, and therefore did not have a right to his multimillion-dollar estate.Brown's union with Hynie has long been the center of the evolving legal troubles following his death at the age of 73 on Christmas Day 2006.

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- The Godfather of Soul's dying wish to help educate needy children is a big step closer to being fulfilled, now that South Carolina's Supreme Court -- weighing into a 14-year-old legal saga yet again — has ruled that James Brown's last partner was not legally married to him.