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<p>[QUOTE="Bev aka thelmasstuff, post: 275290, member: 23"]Maybe you won't know until you get sued by the estate. I've seen that happen locally when someone thought a simple purchase negated a claim by an estate. The fact that he's not a very well-known writer doesn't help. Sometimes those are the ones who are most vulnerable to a claim by the estate simply because they didn't leave much of value and the heirs are looking to pick up whatever they can. I think if you bought it in good faith, you would be okay. It's not the claim on the income that would hurt - it's the legal costs you'd have to pay if they won. I'm probably making a mountain out of a molehill, but it's something to consider.</p><p><br /></p><p>We had a breakfast restaurant in Brewster for several years called Breakfast of Champions. At some point, someone alerted the Vonnegut estate and they were sued and had to close down because they couldn't afford the court costs and stay open. Same thing with Gepetto's restaurant in Provincetown. Disney got wind of it and that was the end.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bev aka thelmasstuff, post: 275290, member: 23"]Maybe you won't know until you get sued by the estate. I've seen that happen locally when someone thought a simple purchase negated a claim by an estate. The fact that he's not a very well-known writer doesn't help. Sometimes those are the ones who are most vulnerable to a claim by the estate simply because they didn't leave much of value and the heirs are looking to pick up whatever they can. I think if you bought it in good faith, you would be okay. It's not the claim on the income that would hurt - it's the legal costs you'd have to pay if they won. I'm probably making a mountain out of a molehill, but it's something to consider. We had a breakfast restaurant in Brewster for several years called Breakfast of Champions. At some point, someone alerted the Vonnegut estate and they were sued and had to close down because they couldn't afford the court costs and stay open. Same thing with Gepetto's restaurant in Provincetown. Disney got wind of it and that was the end.[/QUOTE]
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