Film Star's Amazing Law Suit

Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 87, 13 April 1938, Page 5

Film Star's Amazing Law Suit

Claim for 4,000,000 Dollars Against Parents

FATHER-IN-LAW’S WAGERS

United Pi ess Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.

Received Tuesday, 0.10 p.m. HOLLYWOOD, April 11.

Jackie Coogan has brought an actiou against his mother and stepfather, Arthur Bernstein, charging them with depriving him of 4,00U,00U dollars of his earnings. The judge appointed a receiver for all assets in the parents’ possesion and enjoined them from disposing of tlrern and fixed a preliminary hearing of the injunction on April 20. The complaint stated that Jackie earned in excess of 4,000,000 dollars between his fourth and twenty-first birthdays. He received about six dollars as his weekly allowance until he was 21, when he was given 1000 dollars as a gift. He received nothing after that aud was forced to live on his present earnings. Jackie accused Bernstein of throwing away money on horse vagers and deducting the losses from the estate; also with appropriating gifts from admirers. He said his late father limited liis expenditures, so that he would grow up like other boys. Coogan added: “I was always under the impression that I would take over the estate on reaching manhood, but mother declared I am not getting a cent, and that it all belongs to her and Arthur. ’ '