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Aug. 4, 2007

Jury Awards $2 to Spencer Tracy's Grandson

The grandson of Oscar-winning actor Spencer Tracy was awarded just $2 in compensatory damages by a Los Angeles County Superior Court jury after claiming that his aunt had defrauded his father of nearly $1 million.

By Rebecca Beyer
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      The grandson of Oscar-winning actor Spencer Tracy was awarded just $2 in compensatory damages by a Los Angeles County Superior Court jury after claiming that his aunt had defrauded his father of nearly $1 million.
      In dispute was $400,000 either loaned or gifted to defendant "Susie" Louise Treadwell Tracy by plaintiff Joseph Spencer Tracy's f...

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