Reggae legend Bob Marley (born Robert Nesta Marley) died in mid-1981 of cancer.
Marley didn’t leave a will, so what followed was a ten-year battle over his estate, which was worth tens of millions of dollars. The estate’s court-appointed administrator was apparently “a conservative lawyer who had not liked Marley when he was alive and who […] seemed bent on taking as much as possible from those who had been closest to the deceased.”
On December 9, 1991, the Jamaican Supreme Court ruled in favor of Marley’s widow Alpharita Constantia “Rita” Marley, his 11* recognized children, and his record company.
As luck would have it, the very same day, Marley’s adult son Ziggy (born David Nesta Marley) welcomed a baby girl. Her name? Justice, “in honor of the court decision.”
*Only three of the children — Cedella, Ziggy, and Stephen — were both Bob’s and Rita’s biologically.
Sources:
- Bob Marley – Wikipedia
- “Rita Marley Rejoices Over Bob’s Estate Settlement.” Jet 30 Dec. 1991 to 6 Jan. 1992: 52.
- This Day in History: Bob Marley’s estate is settled in court and left to his family – Caribbean National Weekly