The Getaway hunk transferred the portray to the married couple, however the deal fell aside after one of many Borcherts “crashed” the bike, and the title deed for the Latigo Canyon web site was by no means transferred, the lawsuit states.
“Steve McQueen made a requirement for the return of the Pollock portray inside an affordable time thereafter,” the lawsuit states. “Nonetheless, the Borcherts did not return the portray to Steve McQueen.”
After the King of Cool suffered a coronary heart assault and died at age 50 in 1980 following surgical procedure to take away tumors from his neck and abdomen, “the Borcherts did not return the portray to his property,” states the declare filed in August in Los Angeles Superior Courtroom.
Since then, “the Borcherts have handed, their respective estates have settled, and the Pollock portray is now within the possession of Brent Borchert, their son,” who’s the one being sued, stated Molly’s legal professionals.