9th Cir.: Anna Nicole Smith Gets Zip, Zero, Zilch of Texas Billionaire's Estate

A hard-fought 15-year court battle by the late celebrity model Anna Nicole Smith and her heirs over the estate of the Texas oil billionaire she married when she was 26 and he was 89 may have finally ended in complete defeat of her claims.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today (PDF) that Smith's heirs are entitled to none of the $300 million she sought from J. Howard Marshall's estate after their marriage of a little more than a year ended with his death in 1995, according to the Associated Press and Reuters.

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