Estate of John Strauss v. Jay Leno

John Strauss, one of the heirs to Macy’s, owned two classic cars, a 1931 Model J Duesenberg and a 1930 Rolls Royce.  For 50 years, he kept these cars in the Windsor Garage in Manhattan.

In 2005, the Windsor Garage auctioned off the cars because John owed $29,000 in parking fees.  John died earlier this year (2008).

John’s estate now claims that the auction occurred without John’s knowledge and that the parking fee claim was merely a pretense to justify the sale of the cars.

John’s estate has now sued Jay Leno who purchased the Duesenberg.

See Jay Leno sued over antique car, MSNBC.com, Oct. 15, 2008.

Special thanks to Joel Dobris (Professor of Law, UC Davis School of Law) for being the first of many readers to bring this development to my attention.