In re Estate of McAleer, 201 A.3d 724 (2019)

Feb. 4, 2019 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · No. 345 WAL 2018
201 A.3d 724

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

Petition of: William McAleer

No. 345 WAL 2018

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

February 4, 2019

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?