The executor of the estate of oil heir Andrew Getty is recommending that a judge approve a $14.1 million creditor’s claim filed by the decedent’s father.
Gordon Getty, 82, filed court papers in support of his claim last December. The son of oil tycoon J. Paul Getty says he loaned Andrew Getty more than $12.7 million throughout his offspring’s life.
Andrew Getty, 47, was found dead in a bathroom of his Hollywood Hills home by his ex-girlfriend in March 2015. An ulcer was suspected in the intestinal bleeding that killed him.
In court papers filed Tuesday, Eric Berliner, the executor of Andrew Getty’s estate, said Gordon Getty’s request should be granted.
“The (Gordon) Getty claim is based upon a series of loans to Andrew and is amply evidenced by documentation, including loan agreements, promissory notes and other evidence which were provided to the executor … that prove it is valid,” according to Berliner’s court papers.
The court papers also state that Berliner was aware of the loans when they were made because he served as Andrew Getty’s personal represenative before the heir’s death.
A hearing on Berliner’s recommendation for approval is scheduled for Dec. 14.
—City News Service