The Ongoing Dispute Over Tom Benson’s Control Over Texas Trust

I have previously discussed the ongoing dispute over Tom Benson’s estate.  New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson is appealing a decision by a San Antonio Judge to temporarily relieve him of his position as trustee over a Texas trust fund.  Benson’s daughter is seeking to have her father permanently removed from the position of trustee alleging that he breached his duties.  Tom Benson’s lawyers are arguing that the trustee was simply exercising his discretion.  The dispute over the Texas trust is part of an even larger estate fight between the billionaire and his heirs.  The case will now be heard by the Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals.  There are other cases that are pending in both state and federal courts in Louisiana. 

See Katherine Sayre, Saints, Pelicans owner Tom Benson’s control over Texas assets challenged, defended, The Times-Picayune, July 31, 2015.