New York Daily News – A hedge fund hotshot’s lawsuit over a toy railroad setup sounds more like the great train robbery than Thomas the Tank Engine.
Robert Mercer is accusing the builder of overcharging him by nearly $2 million for the elaborate HO-scale model railroad constructed and installed in his Long Island mansion.
Mercer, 62, contends in a federal suit that the correct amount due for labor and materials is more like $704,669, according to the complaint filed in Central Islip Federal Court. Mercer’s lawyer Steven Pinks confirmed the figures are not typos, but declined to comment further.
