They Re Eating Each Other.
Now, in another enmity-packed episode, Herbert’s younger son, Ronald, is attempting to write Dad out of the script entirely. Last week Ronald, who was named his father’s heir apparent after the elder Haft’s estrangement from Robert, objected to an $18 million loan Herbert sought from the company. Alleging that the transaction was an improper use of company funds, Ronald exercised his right to buy $18 million worth of Dart stock, thereby diluting the patriarch’s majority position to 35 percent....