Battle erupts over estate of wealthy recluse who froze to death inside his Upper East Side mansion
A battle has erupted over the estate of a reclusive Upper East Side man who froze to death inside his multimillion-dollar townhouse, the Daily News has learned.
The son of Peter Knoll has filed court papers alleging that his father was coerced into leaving the bulk of his estate to a Vermont boarding school he attended in his teens.
Aaron Knoll claims his reclusive father’s financial adviser, as well as representatives of The Putney School, took advantage of the man when he was deteriorating physically and mentally.
“After having spoken with many of his friends, colleagues and family, everyone was in shock that he left virtually his entire estate to the school because it was contrary to conversations they had personally had with him,” Aaron Knoll told The News in an email.
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