Steinbeck’s Heir Wins Lawsuit - The New York Times

The large sum awarded by the jury is the latest twist in a dispute that has dragged on since the author'ss death in 1968, when he left most of his estate to his third wife, Elaine Steinbeck, directing that profits from his work go to her. He left his two sons, Thomas and John Steinbeck IV, from a previous marriage $50,000 each. (John IV died in 1991, and Thomas died in August 2016.)