The Newtons plan on seeking compensation for damage to the items (the condition of the collection has not been fully reviewed) and also for emotional stress. “It’s been very hard on me, and very hard on my family.” But he also expressed agitation that he’d been appearing in court almost as often as his own headlining show at Caesars Palace. Newton does own the rights to that title. The iconic name Casa de Shenandoah is also being removed from the ranch on the corner of Pecos and Sunset roads. The Newton family hopes to be allowed to store the items at their own facility. Holthus said that, based on common sense, that if horses were considered personal property, so should the artifacts displayed in the museum collection. That he owned the horses was not in dispute. Newton had been allowed to collect his 35 prized Arabian horses, which have been moved off the property. That is a victory for Newton in this ongoing battle.Īmong the possessions held by Smoketree reps at Shenandoah was the framed Elvis Presley handwritten note on Las Vegas Hilton stationary, which inspired the hit song, “The Letter.” Also included were Kathleen Newton’s wedding dress Newton’s bronzed baby shoes, costumes made by Newton’s mother, Evelyn, which Newton and his brother, Jerry, wore as child entertainers a microphone given to him by Frank Sinatra a pool cue from Jackie Gleason, a violin from Jack Benny a bowtie from Bobby Darin Nat King Cole’s make-up kit a pair of silver saddles and dozens of signed photos including those of Presidents Kennedy, Reagan and both Bushes. The two sides are to return to court March 4, to determine whether the personal property in dispute should be turned over to Newton pending final determination of the merits of the case. The ruling means the current owners are not permitted to move, sell or dispose of any personal property currently held at Shenandoah. “They have never done anything to the alternate, to sell, transfer or otherwise do anything with the property other than to own it or lease it to the museum.” “They have shown through sworn testimony that they have at all times owned the property,” Holthus said of Newton and his defense team in her ruling. Newton has not actually owned Shenandoah for nearly a decade, but contends the famed personal possessions that filled the estate have always belonged to him. The current ownership consortium Smoketree LLC has claimed it purchased the items when it bought the fabled, 36-acre ranch estate last July for $5.56 million. Tuesday afternoon District Court Judge Mary Kay Holthus ruled that Newton can still prevail in court and win back his belongings. He has claimed all along that items he collected during his life and career, the most prized possessions on display at Wayne Newton’s Casa de Shenandoah museum, were indeed his. Las Vegas has been hammering it out in court since August. It is taking a while to reach that realization. (Wayne Newton's Casa de Shenandoah)ĭoes Wayne Newton own Wayne Newton’s stuff? Wayne Newton is shown at the gated entrance of Casa de Shenandoah.
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