Appeals Court Panel Refuses To Reconsider Anna Nicole Estate Ruling
By WENNFriday, May 7, 2010
Appeals court officials in Los Angeles have turned down a request to reconsider their decision not to award ANNA NICOLE SMITH cash from her late husband’s estate.
The federal lawmakers have refused to rehear the case after ruling that a Houston, Texas jury was correct in determining oil tycoon J. Howard Marshall was mentally fit when he left his vast estate to his son, E. Pierce Marshall.
Lawyers representing Smith’s estate revived the battle for her dead husband’s fortune last month (Apr10).
Before she died in 2007, Smith demanded more than $300 million (£188 million) from Marshall’s estate, maintaining he promised her the cash during their 14-month marriage, which ended with the 89-year-old’s death in 1995.
The lawyers filed papers at the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in California requesting the judges reverse the ruling or they will take the case to the U.S. Supreme Court.
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals three-judge panel turned down the request on Wednesday (05May10).
|
May 17, 2010: 4:00 pm
Former judge Larry Seidlin has written a book about Smith’s death, “THe Killing of Anna Nicole”. I hope it reveals all the dirty secrets from the trial. |
 noodlemonkey |
May 10, 2010: 8:35 pm
It’s about time that the rule of law prevailed. It’s also about time that Anna’s estate stopped persuing a windfall that never belonged to her in the first place. |
 observer |
May 10, 2010: 8:42 am
Good!However, as clearly apparent through this 15 year needles judical oddessey, I have no doubt that they will file a cert petition with SCOTUS. Let’s just hope they get it in fast so that the court can deny cert just as quickly. Could the end finally be in sight for the Marshall family? |
Logan