![]() Shortly after the hospital stay, the lawsuit states Joanne had an argument with Rick Harrison and this is when she learned she had signed over her interest in the pawn shop to Rick. Joanne did not know or fully understand what she was allegedly signing at the time.” “While Joanne was in the hospital recovering from her coma, Rick apparently made her sign over her 51 percent ownership interest in the Pawn Shop to him. “In or around 2000 or 2001, Joanne had been in a coma and was being cared for in the ICU at Valley Hospital,” according to the suit. Richard owned 49 percent of the shares and Joanne owned 51 percent. The couple also created an operating entity for the business known as G&S Coin Shop. “Through years of hard work, Richard and Joanne were able to turn their buy and sell shop into a pawn shop, which in 2009 became the World-Famous Gold &Silver Pawn Shop,” the suit states. Rick, the suit states, is one of the couple’s three sons, and that the pawn shop was started by Joanne and Richard in 1981. The lawsuit states Joanne and her late husband, Richard, commonly known as “The Old Man,” were married for 58 years until Richard Harrison died in 2018. “Now that I’ve seen the Review-Journal story and what is alleged in the lawsuit, I can say that the allegations are false and I think that my 81-year old mother is being manipulated by others for their personal gain,” Rick Harrison said in an e-mail sent to the newspaper. The suit names Rick Harrison, the pawn shop on Las Vegas Boulevard South, business entities Harrison Properties, JoRich Properties and others.Ī spokeswoman for Rick Harrison, Laura Herlovich, said early Friday Rick didn’t know about the suit until Friday morning and that the accusations in it have no merit. ![]() The lawsuit was filed Thursday by attorneys for Harrison’s 81-year-old mother, Joanne Harrison. “Pawn Stars” celebrity Rick Harrison has been sued in Las Vegas by his mother in a dispute over a family trust, cash and silver, distributions from investments, and ownership shares of the famed Gold &Silver Pawn Shop, according to court records. This undated image released by History shows Richard Harrison from "Pawn Stars." (History via AP)
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