The estate looting world certainly seems active these days. Guess uncertainty during these turbulent economic times enhances the certainty for others that asset looting is a viable, though purely evil, means by which to acquire wealth. Let’s look at a few of our new stories. Here in Texas, a father has filed a civil suit Keep Reading…
Davidson’s estate quietly settles 3 suits His fortune is pegged at $5.5B John Gallagher August 31, 2010 Detroit Free Press http://www.freep.com/article/20100831/NEWS01/8310315/Davidson-s-estate-quietly-settles-3-suits The estate of the late William Davidson has been the target of at least three lawsuits seeking to wrest at least $20 million from the fortune left by the billionaire businessman and owner of Keep Reading…
Heiress’ phantom ‘family’ Fake names for copper queen and next of kin Jeane MacIntosh/Ada Calhoun/Dan Mangan August 31, 2010 New York Post http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/heiress_phantom_family_krql9Vsdz7fNswgUsdp47L Her “kin-folk” are ghosts. The 104-year-old copper heiress whose lawyer and accountant are under investigation for allegedly mishandling her vast wealth lives under an assumed name in a Manhattan hospital — while Keep Reading…
Niece Pamela Carvel vying for ice cream king’s fortune frozen out by judge Robert Gearty August 29, 2010 New York Daily News http://www.nydailynews.com/money/2010/08/29/2010-08-29_niece_pamela_carvel_vying_for_ice_cream_kings_fortune_frozen_out_by_judge.html After a long-running battle with as many twists as a soft-serve cone, the legal war over the estate of ice-cream king Tom Carvel may be drawing to a close. A judge has Keep Reading…
Motion for venue change overruled in lawsuit against Rita Hunter Judge to decide on arguments for dismissal Susan Redden August 27, 2010 The Joplin Globe http://www.joplinglobe.com/local/x636912763/Motion-for-venue-change-overruled-in-lawsuit-against-Rita-Hunter JOPLIN, Mo. — A lawsuit filed by the daughter of a former county ward against Rita Hunter, former Jasper County public administrator, will take place in Jasper County if Keep Reading…
Estate of Denial® provides news, analysis and commentary on abusive practices occurring in probate courts and via probate instruments (wills, trusts, guardianships, powers of attorney). We provide original perspective to educate the public regarding this growing threat to both individual freedoms and property rights.As problems with the Tennessee judiciary are a regular topic here at Estate of Denial®, this post from Memphis’ The Daily News was noted with interest: GOP Proposals Take Aim at Tennessee Courts Republicans in the Tennessee Legislature are taking a close look at the judiciary branch this year, with several proposals expected to be Keep Reading…
Courtroom cronyism is certainly a frequent factor in the abusive probate cases discussed here at Estate of Denial® . EconomicFreedom.org describes cronyism as follows: Cronyism occurs when an individual or organization colludes with government officials to get forced benefits they could not have otherwise obtained voluntarily. Those benefits come at the expense of consumers, taxpayers, Keep Reading…
In September senior assistant Attorney General (AG) C.H. Jones wrote to a Richland County court that the AG’s office was “ready and more than willing” to release a copy of the contract under which Columbia attorney Kenneth Wingate is suing former James Brown trustees, Robert Buchanan of Aiken and Adele Pope of Newberry. It now Keep Reading…
Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry has filed theft charges in two separate white-collar crime cases, he said today, in which a total of about $800,000 was stolen. In the first case, prosecutors charged Stacy H. Sheedy, an Indianapolis attorney and accountant, with three counts of theft and one count of forgery, according to a release Keep Reading…
Nearly 50 years after country star “Gentleman” Jim Reeves died in a Brentwood plane crash, a Nashville judge will settle once and for all the fate of his still-lucrative musical legacy. On Monday, a trial gets under way in Davidson County Probate Court to decide the proper division of the income from Reeves’ royalties — which Keep Reading…
