Animal Groups Seek Court Help On Helmsley Estate

from National Public Radio

Animal-welfare groups are asking the courts for help, alleging that the trustees of hotel magnate Leona Helmsley's estate are ignoring her wishes. When Helmsley died in 2007, she left billions of dollars to her dogs; the rest was meant to go into a trust that would be disbursed to various animal-welfare organizations.

Broadcast Dates

• Morning Edition, August 12, 2009