Comments on: “Ex-caretaker sues Leona Helmsley’s dog” https://www.overlawyered.com/2007/12/ex-caretaker-sues-leona-helmsleys-dog/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Sat, 24 May 2008 03:10:54 +0000 hourly 1 By: Supremacy Claus https://www.overlawyered.com/2007/12/ex-caretaker-sues-leona-helmsleys-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-9838 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:14:17 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=5642#comment-9838 If animals want rights, they will have to accept responsibilities.

]]> By: Bill Poser https://www.overlawyered.com/2007/12/ex-caretaker-sues-leona-helmsleys-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-9837 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 14:02:20 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=5642#comment-9837 I doubt very much that it is possible to sue a dog, a dog not being a legal person. The suit must actually be against the estate, in which case any damages would come from the estate in general, not specifically from the funds left for the care of the dog, which are presumably in trust.

]]> By: Jason Barney https://www.overlawyered.com/2007/12/ex-caretaker-sues-leona-helmsleys-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-9836 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 12:45:58 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=5642#comment-9836 The story says the plaintiff claims the “dog mauled her repeatedly…”

For crying out loud, look at the picture of the dog! Mauled her?

Yeah, right.

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