According to court filings, Rick Harrison’s mother has filed a lawsuit against her son regarding the family’s assets and ownership of the Las Vegas company that is the subject of the long-running reality TV program.

The Nevada state court has reportedly received a civil complaint from Joanne Harrison on behalf of Harrison’s attorneys, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

The owner of the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop, Rick Harrison, as well as the business entities Harrison Properties and JoRich Properties, have all been identified as defendants in this action.

“The charges are baseless, and I believe individuals are taking advantage of my mother, who is 81 years old,” Rick Harrison reportedly told a local newspaper.

Joanne Harrison was wed to the late Richard Harrison, also known as “The Old Man” on the show, for 58 years before he died away, according to the complaint for breach of contract. The Old Man was portrayed in the show by Richard Harrison.

One of the couple’s three sons, Rick Harrison, is alleged to have used improper influence to persuade his mother to give him the 51% ownership interest in the pawnshop while she was in the hospital in either 2000 or 2001.

A 2009 History Channel episode starring the Harrison family’s grandson Richard Corey Harrison and a close family friend named Austin “Chumlee” Russell was filmed at the establishment.

The lawsuit asserts that after Richard Harrison passed away in 2018, Joanne Harrison acquired his 49 percent ownership interest in the pawn shop. In 2018, Richard Harrison passed away. But Rick Harrison hasn’t given her any evidence that is particularly precise about the business’s financial dealings.

In addition, Joanne Harrison claims that despite several tries, she has been unable to acquire an accurate accounting of the more than $500,000 in cash and silver that her husband is said to have amassed before to his death.

A court order preventing Rick Harrison from accessing monies belonging to Joanne Harrison, specified damages, an accounting of assets, and “a constructive trust” over Joanne Harrison’s property are all requested in this complaint. A court injunction is also sought in the complaint to prevent Rick Harrison from accessing Joanne Harrison’s funds.