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Court: Helmsley fortune can go to more than dog-related charities

February 25, 2009 By The Associated Press,  The Associated Press

Real estate baroness Leona Helmsley's multibillion-dollar fortune can go to more than just the dogs, ajudge has ruled.

Trustees managing the fortune of the 87-year-old Helmsley's estate since she died in 2007 sought a surrogate court ruling to determine whether Helmsley had intended to donate her entire fortune to dog-related charities or not.

Helmsley's "mission statement," filed...

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