Cincinnati Bengals Probate Fight
What is it about founders of football teams and probate litigation? The estate of Chicago Bears founder and owner George Halas gave rise to a huge probate case many years back, and now there's the case of Austin E. "Dutch" Knowlton, a founder of the Cincinnati Bengals. This article has the details. The case features...
[a]llegations of wrongdoing - including falsification of documents and forgery - ... from Austin E. "Dutch" Knowlton's adult children, who were left out of their father's will.
On one side are attorney Charles Lindberg, the Bengals and the family of Paul Brown, another Bengals founder.
On the other side are the children of Knowlton - a construction giant who also was one of the founders of the Bengals - and their prominent attorney, Stan Chesley.
At stake are 176 shares of the Cincinnati Bengals valued by experts at between $42 million and $350 million.
I think Dolphins owner Joe Robbie died intestate. Or at least if he miay have only had a simple will.
Posted by: none | October 04, 2006 at 07:42 PM