It's a dismaying coda to a legendary hockey career. More than $1 million in damages are claimed in a lawsuit by Gordie Howe, his son Mark and their Power Play International Co.
Gordie Howe, 85, was in court Friday.
Mike Martindale has an update in The Detroit News on the family's case, which began in 2007, involving missing appearance fees and priceless sports memorabilia accumulated over a six-decade career.
At an Oakland County Circuit Court trial, an attorney spoke of losses from the destruction of personal property that had been ordered returned to Howe.
The defendants' attorney, Anthony Randazzo, said such claims are baseless and the lawsuit is being driven by Howe's celebrity and a personal "vendetta" by Mark Howe against former business managers Del Reddy and Aaron Howard because they resigned without notice. . . .
Howe, tanned and appearing still fit enough to skate a shift or two, sat flanked by his two sons during testimony Friday.
The retired star, 85, has dementia, Martindale writes. The civil trial continues Monday.
