No Contact
Perhaps if his brothers had kept in touch with him while he was alive, the story would have turned out very differently. Louis was estranged from his family for so long, it doesn’t come as much as a surprise that he didn’t leave the money behind specifically for anyone. They didn’t even know he had passed away for 6 years!
He Was Upset
When Joseph found out that Henry withheld the estate taxes, he was furious. He said: “He throws monkey wrenches into the machinery!” Now everything is in limbo, and the two have to fight it out.