Dangerous Incorporated
12-14-2006, 12:16 PM
Dead man has the last laugh
A 79-year-old man gave more than $400 000 to the people of Los Angeles in his will, but snubbed his five siblings by leaving them only one dollar each, it was reported on Wednesday.
Theodore DiFiore died in 1990, leaving most of his assets - which included an old gas filling station and an auto repair shop - to the people of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Times reported.
"I think he was just a ornery guy... and why he chose the city of Los Angeles, I don't have any idea," said attorney Robert Pasquinelli, who handled the case.
"It was an interesting probate in that for years the city didn't know what to do with this."
DiFiore's properties in San Jose were run-down and needed renovation before being sold, the reason Los Angeles is only getting the money now, the Times reported.
Source: AP
A 79-year-old man gave more than $400 000 to the people of Los Angeles in his will, but snubbed his five siblings by leaving them only one dollar each, it was reported on Wednesday.
Theodore DiFiore died in 1990, leaving most of his assets - which included an old gas filling station and an auto repair shop - to the people of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Times reported.
"I think he was just a ornery guy... and why he chose the city of Los Angeles, I don't have any idea," said attorney Robert Pasquinelli, who handled the case.
"It was an interesting probate in that for years the city didn't know what to do with this."
DiFiore's properties in San Jose were run-down and needed renovation before being sold, the reason Los Angeles is only getting the money now, the Times reported.
Source: AP