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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-18-14 (2) ;..,a � rY:� �� .�:" -7-};"Y"t �o . � ���� r� Ivo V. Otto III, Esquire '- LD.No. 27763 ��;- � ��-'F �� .�.��_ ' cz' �. George B. Faller Jr., Esquire �' � _ CJ i' y�. -`; I.D.No. 49813 n�"'� :.�. _- ��-E Katie J. Maxwell, Esquire �`� � �- - �T �, ,�, � :-� �, ,._ I.D. No. 206018 :a — `"� MARTSON LAW OFFICES "`' 10 East High Street Carlisle, PA 17013 (717) 243-3341 Attorneys for Lisa Morgan, Co-Executrix and Co-Trustee Under the Will of Robert M. Mumma IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY,PENNSYLVANIA IN RE ESTATE OF . ORPHANS' COURT DIVISION ROBERT M. MUMMA, • Deceased. . N0. 21-86-398 ANSWER WITH NEW MATTER OF LISA M. MORGAN TO MOTION OF BARBARA M. MUMMA PURSUANT TO 20 Pa. C.S. § 3511 FOR AN ORDER THAT THE ACCOUNTS FILED BY THE TRUSTEE, LISA M. MORGAN, IN THE ABOVE-CAPTIONED MATTER FOR THE PERIOD JULY 18,2010 THROUGH DECEMBER 31,2012 BE EXAMINED AND AUDITED BY THE COURT ITSELF IN THE FIRST INSTANCE AND NOT BY THE NEWLY-APPOINTED AUDITOR AND NOW, comes Lisa M. Morgan ("Lisa"), as trustee of the Residuary Trust established pursuant to the will of her late father, Robert M. Mumma, Sr. ("Mr. Mumma, Sr."), answers the Motion of Barbara M. Mumma Pursutant to 20 Pa. C. S. § 3511 For An Order That The Accounts Filed By The Trustee, Lisa M. Morgan, In The Above Captioned Matter For The Period July 18, 2010 Through December 31, 2012 Be Examined And Audited By The Court Itself In The First Instance, And Not By The Newly-Appointed Auditor, (the "Motion"), as follows: 1-12. Admitted. 1 � . 13. Admitted in part, denied in part. It is admitted that the Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland County has "published" Local Rules regulating practice therein entitled "Cumberland County Orphans' Court Rules" which may be cited as "C.C.O.C.R.". It is denied that the Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland County has a "separate" Orphan's Court Division.' 13. (erroneous duplicate number in Motion). Admitted; however, it is denied that such provision is applicable in this instance. 14. Admitted. 15 - 19. No response required. NEW MATTER By way of new matter to the Motion, Lisa avers as follows: 20. In response to filing of the Motion, the Court issued a Rule dated June 26`", 2014, returnable 20 days from the date of the Order. 21. The order was received by Lisa's counsel by mail on June 30, 2014. WHEREFORE, Lisa expresses no position on the matter of whether Court chooses, in its discretion, to grant the prayer of the Motion. In any event, Lisa believe the purported legal basis for the prayer of the Motion to be erroneous. 142 Pa.C.S.§951 provides for separate Orphans'Court Divisions for the Courts of Common Pleas of various counties in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.Cumberland County is not among the counties enumerated. 2 Respectfully submitted, ; ti By: `'�, ( Ivo V. Otto III, Esquire I.D.No. 27763 George B. Faller Jr., Esquire I.D.No. 49813 Katie J. Maa�well, Esquire I.D.No. 206018 MARTSON LAW OFFICES 10 East High Street Carlisle, PA 17013 (717) 243-3341 Brady L. Green, Esquire Wilbraham, Lawler& Buba 1818 Market Street, 31 st Floor Philadelphia, PA 19103 215.972.2860 Attorneys for Lisa Morgan, Co-Executrix and Co- Trustee Under the Will of Robert M. Mumma. Date: July 18, 2014 F:�FILES\Clients\5844 Mumma Estate\5844.19 Accounts and Distribution Trusts\5844.19201 Z Accounts\5844.19.Response ro Babs PetitionRemove Auditor.wpd 3 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing Response was served this date by e-mail and depositing same in the Post Office at Carlisle, PA, first class mail, postage prepaid, addressed as follows: Shaun E. O'Toole, Esquire 220 Pine Street Harrisburg, PA 17101 Richard F. Rinaldo, Esquire Williams Coulson Johnson Lloyd Parker& Tedesco, LLC 16`h Floor, One Gateway Center 420 Fort Duquesne Blvd. Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Linda M. Mumma P.O. Box 70 Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 Pro Se Anthony L. DeLuca, Esquire 113 Front Street Boiling Springs, PA 17007 (Court Appointed Auditor) MARTSON LAW OFFICES \\ Ivo V. Otto III 10 East High Street Carlisle, PA 17013 Dated: July 18, 2014 (717) 243-3341 4