A Melbourne celebrity landscaper is being chased in court for allegedly failing to repay $2.6 million to members of the ultra-wealthy Smorgon dynasty.
Smorgon heiress Bindy Koadlow and her husband, David, launched Supreme Court action earlier this month against Dave and Jane Franklin, seeking to recover a multimillion-dollar loan made to the award-winning landscape and pool designer who has featured on The Block.
The Koadlows allege that their family investment company, Binvid, lent the Franklins $2.5 million in March last year for 12 months, but that the monthly interest payment was not properly fulfilled.
They are seeking the return of the money they allege they lent the family and interest payments.
The loan was issued just weeks after Franklin’s “boutique” landscaping and pool construction outfit Franklin Landscape & Design entered into voluntary liquidation.
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