Thomas Hart Benton's Heirs Accuse UMB Bank Of Mismanaging The Renowned Kansas City Artist's Works
The heirs of famed Kansas City artist Thomas Hart Benton are suing UMB Bank, claiming it mismanaged his estate, failed to track and maximize the value of his artwork, lost track of more than 100 irreplaceable pieces of art and impermissibly used his art to promote the bank.
The lawsuit, filed in Jackson County Circuit Court, seeks the removal of UMB as trustee of the Benton Trusts, unspecified damages for breach of trust and the cancelation of sales that UMB allegedly entered into without prior authorization or consent.
