Fat Cats Now Living Large

Two Lubbock cats are now living in luxury after their owner left them his estate.

Leon Sheppard, Sr., left his 4,270-square-foot house in a gated community to his two cats, Frisco and Jake.  He also left them $250,000 to be used for their care and the maintenance of the house.

When Frisco dies, the will states that whatever is left of the estate will be passed to Sheppard’s human heirs.  The heirs will be allowed to move Jake out of the house, but he must still be cared for.  When asked for comment, Sheppard’s daughter said the family does not want to talk about it.

See Janice Broach, Cats Receive $250K, House in Owner’s Will, KCBD, Nov. 19, 2013.

Special thanks to Cameron Brumfield (Texas Tech University School of Law, 2015) for bringing this article to my attention.