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In re Estate of Mcaleer

SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA WESTERN DISTRICT
Feb 4, 2019
201 A.3d 724 (Pa. 2019)

Opinion

No. 345 WAL 2018

02-04-2019

IN RE: The ESTATE OF William K. MCALEER, Deceased Petition of: William McAleer


ORDER

PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 4th day of February, 2019, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issue, as stated by Petitioner, is:

Do the attorney-client privilege and work product doctrines protect communications between a trustee and counsel from discovery by beneficiaries when the communications arose in the context of adversarial proceedings between the trustees and beneficiaries?


Summaries of

In re Estate of Mcaleer

SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA WESTERN DISTRICT
Feb 4, 2019
201 A.3d 724 (Pa. 2019)
Case details for

In re Estate of Mcaleer

Case Details

Full title:IN RE: THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM K. MCALEER, DECEASED PETITION OF: WILLIAM…

Court:SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA WESTERN DISTRICT

Date published: Feb 4, 2019

Citations

201 A.3d 724 (Pa. 2019)

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