• Originally published November 17, 2009 at 6:34 a.m., updated November 17, 2009 at 7:42 a.m.

HOUSTON (AP) — A jury affirmed the charity-benefiting will of Houston oilman Alfred Glassell Jr. and rejected a challenge by his daughter.

The jury on Monday ruled against 52-year-old Curry Glassell's attempt to break the 2003 will, in an estate estimated at $500 million.

Attorney Joe Jamail, representing the Houston Museum of Fine Arts, told the Houston Chronicle that his client's evidence "refuted every one of their insinuations, accusations and innuendoes."

Glassell Jr. was 95 when he died in October 2008. He founded Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp. and the Glassell School of Art.

The museum aligned with his widow, the Glassell Family Foundation and Curry's brother Alfred Glassell III, who is the executor.

Curry Glassell said she was disappointed with the ruling.

A foundation attorney says Curry Glassell has an estimated $15 million.

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Information from: Houston Chronicle, http://www.houstonchronicle.com

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