Zoo suing for gorilla’s return asks for ruling without trial

CINCINNATI (AP) — An Ohio zoo that’s suing a conservatory for the return of a gorilla has asked a judge to rule in the zoo’s favor without going to trial.
The Cincinnati Zoo in October sued The Gorilla Foundation for the return of the silverback gorilla who served as a companion to Koko, the late gorilla famed for mastering sign language. The 37-year-old Ndume (nnn-DOO-may) was loaned to the California-based foundation in 1991 under a contract that was revised to guarantee his