Elderly caravan resident to take on billionaire in court case
Donald Trump is facing legal action over plans for a golf resort
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Wednesday, 25, Nov 2009 11:52
An 85-year-old static caravan resident is taking on one of the world's richest men as she battles to stop her home being seized by compulsory purchase.
Donald Trump is facing legal action from Molly Forbes, who lives in the unit named Paradise next to her son Michael Forbes' home near Aberdeen.
The mother and son have opposed the American's plans for a new golf resort that would see their property bought by the local council.
However, Trump has claimed that the pensioner is being exploited by her son and used in a "personal vendetta" against him.
"His property is a disgusting blight on the community and an environmental hazard, with leaking oil containers, rusted shacks and abandoned vehicles dumped everywhere," the businessman said in a statement.
Refusing to mince his words, he continued by claiming that Mr Forbes' land currently presents a "very poor image" of Scotland.
Trump hosts the US version of The Apprentice, which is fronted by Sir Alan Sugar in the UK.