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Lemme tell ya one thang, Pilgrim - JOHN WAYNE's estate puts up their dukes in Federal Court over Duke University's attempt to shut down their "Duke" bourbon!
Duke University in North Carolina has been slugged with a lawsuit by John Wayne Enterprises that ridicules the "ludicrous" idea that consumers will be confused, The Hollywood Reporter revealed.
The new legal complaint tells the story of how Wayne, then Marion Robert Morrison and how he came to have the Duke moniker that stuck to him like Ol' Stumpy's mash.
Duke was the name of his dog 'n' folks used to call 'em "Big Duke and Lil' Duke".
Wayne later went to the USC on a football scholarship until he wiped out in a surfing accident.