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IN RE: ESTATE OF
ROBERT M MUMMA, late
of Cumberland County,
Pennsylvania.
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
NO. 21-86-398
ORPHANS' COURT DIVISION
CITATION
WE COMMAND, you that laying aside all business and excuses
whatsoever, you be and appear in your proper person before the
Honorable Judges of the Common Pleas Court, Orphans' court
Division at a session of the said Court there to be held, for
the County of Cumberland to show cause why in this Court at
Courtroom No.1, Cumberland County Courthouse, Carlisle,
pennsylvania, on December 18, 1991, at 9:30 o'clock A. M.
why they should not be required to either deliver up or to
make available at a convenient place and time for perusal or
possible copying by Robert M. Mumma, II, his attorneys, agents,
or representatives the following certain items:
1. All legal opinion and/or advice letters or memos by
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius or other attorneys or accountants or
other advisers or experts rendered to or made available to the
executrices or trustees in connection with the estate or trusts
established under the will of the late Robert M.Mumma, This
request and demand to include any notes made by or for the
executrices or trustees pertaining to legal opinions or advice
and extends to not only those said letters, notes and memos which
are in the possession and control of the executrices and trustees
but also to all such said letters, memos and notes which the
executrices or trustees have within their authority and power to
request that delivery be made to them or to request that the same
be made available to them. This request and demand is to include
but not to be limited to the following more specific requests
and demands.
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2. All opinion and/or advice letters, memos, notes, and the like
regarding valuation of assets of the estate or trusts rendered by
any attorneys or accountants or other advisers or experts.
3. All opinion and/or advice letters, memos, notes and the
like regarding the prudence or advisability of any sale or any
transfer of any assets of the estate or trusts rendered by any
attorneys or accountants or other advisers or experts.
4. All opinion and lor advice letters, memos, notes and the
like regarding the funding of the trusts under the will of Robert
M.Mumma and the advisability of the withdrawal of any assets or any
specific assets from the trusts rendered by any attorneys or
accountants or other advisers or experts.
5. All opinion and/or advice letters, memos,notes and the
like regarding the legitimacy of any charges and/or fees made to
the estate or trusts by the executrices and trustees or either of them
for services rendered m their fiduciary capacities or as officers,
directors or employees of any corporations, tenancies in common,
partnerships, joint ventures or any other form of association or
entity where they have an interest in the same by virtue of their
holdings in the estate or trusts.
6. All billings, fees expense statements and the like
rendered to the estate or the trusts by attorneys, accountants and/
or any other experts or advisers and also itemized billings and
time sheets to show the legitimacy of such billings, fees, expense
statements and the like which the executrices and trustees have it
within their rights and power to request whether such requests have
been made previous to this request and demand or not.
7. Copies of any and all fire and/or casualty insurance
policies and the like, and any riders,endorsements, itemized lists, and
the like thereto which deal with personal property which was at
any time part of the estate or trusts or which still is part of
the estate or trusts.
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IN RE: ESTATE OF
ROBERT M. MUMMA, late of
Cumberland County,
Pennsylvania
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
NO. 21-86-398
ORPHANS' COURT DIVISION
RULE TO SHOW CAUSE
AND NOW, this 6# day of (!\r.Cfc/ B1" , 1991, upon consideration of
the annexed Petition and pursuant to the jurisdiction, authority and powers of the Orphans'
Court, it is hereby decreed that citations be awarded, directed to Barbara McK. Mumma and Lisa
M. Morgan, Executrices andTrustees of the Will of Robert M. Mumma, deceased, to show cause
in this Court at Courtroom No. L, Cumberland County Courthouse, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, on
d'vCe.Unt.J...u. / / g ,1991. at l' .1d o'clock A.M. why they should not be required to either
deliver up or to make available at a convenient place and time for perusal or possible copying by
Robert M. Mumma, II, his attorneys, agents, or representatives the following certain items:
1. All legal opinion and/or advice letters or memos by Morgan, Lewis & Bockius or
other attorneys or accountants or other advisers or experts rendered to or made available to the
executrices or trustees in connection with the estate or trusts established under the will of the
late Robert M. Mumma. This request and demand to include any notes made by or for the
executrices or trustees pertaining to legal opinions or advice and extends to not only those said
letters, notes and memos which are in the possession and control of the executrices and trustees
but also to all such said letters, memos and notes which the executrices or trustees have within
their authority and power to request that delivery be made to them or to request that the same be
made available to them. This request and demand is to include but not to be limited to the
following more specific requests and demands.
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2. All opinion and/or advice letters, memos, notes, and the like regarding valuation
of assets of the estate or trusts rendered by any attorneys or accountants or other advisers or
experts.
3. All opinion and/or advice letters, memos, notes and the like regarding the
prudence or advisability of any sale or any transfer of any assets of the estate or trusts
rendered by any attorneys or accountants or other advisers or experts.
4. All opinion and/or advice letters, memos, notes and the like regarding the
funding of the trusts under the will of Robert M. Mumma and the advisability of the withdrawal
of any assets or any specific assets from the trusts rendered by any attorneys or accountants or
other advisers or experts.
5. All opinion and/or advice letters, memos, notes and the like regarding the
legitimacy of any charges and/or fees made to the estate or trusts by the executrices and
trustees or either of them for services rendered in their fiduciary capacities or as officers,
directors or employees of any corporations, tenancies in common, partnerships, joint ventures
or any other form of association or entity where they have an interest in the same by virtue of
their holdings in the estate or trusts.
6. All billings, fees, expense statements and the like rendered to the estate or the
trusts by attorneys, accountants and/or any other experts or advisers and also itemized billings
and time sheets to show the legitimacy of such billings, fees, expense statements and the like
which the executrices and trustees have it within their rights and power to request whether
such requests have been made previous to this request and demand or not
7. Copies of any and all fire and/or casualty insurance policies and the like, and any riders,
endorsements, itemized lists, and the like thereto which deal with personal property which was at
any time part of the estate or trusts or which still is part of the estate or trusts.
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8. Permit access to and inspection of all ORIGINAL stock certificates held by or issued to
the executrices/trustees and stock books or ledgers of all the family corporations.
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IN RE: ESTATE OF
ROBERT M. MUMMA, late of
Cumberland County,
Pennsylvania
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
NO. 21-86.398
ORPHANS' COURT DIVISION
ORDER
AND NOW, this _ day of
, 1991, upon consideration of
the annexed Petition and pursuant to the jurisdiction, authority and powers of the Orphans'
Court, it is hereby ordered that Barbara McK. Mumma and Lisa M. Morgan, Executrices and
Trustees of the Will of Robert M. Mumma, deceased, make available at a convenient place
and time for perusal or possible copying by Robert M. Mumma, II, his attorneys, agents, or
representatives of the following certain items:
1. All legal opinion and/or advice letters or memos by Morgan, Lewis & Bockius or
other attorneys or accountants or other advisers or experts rendered to or made available to the
executrices or trustees in connection with the estate or trusts established under the will of the
late Robert M. Mumma. This request and demands to include any notes made by or for the
executrices or trustees pertaining to legal opinions or advice and extends to not only those said
letters, notes and memos which are in the possession and control of the executrices and trustees
but also to all such said letters, memos and notes which the executrices or trustees have within
their authority and power to request that delivery be made to them or to request that the same be
made available to them. This request and demand is to include but not to be limited to the
following more specific requests and demands.
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2. All opinion and/or advice letters, memos, notes, and the like regarding valuation
of assets of the estate or trusts rendered by any attorneys or accountants or other advisers or
experts.
3. All opinion and/or advice letters, memos, notes and the like regarding the
prudence or advisability of any sale or any transfer of any assets of the estate or trusts
rendered by any attorneys or accountants or other advisers or experts.
4. All opinion and/or advice letters, memos, notes and the like regarding the
funding of the trusts under the will of Robert M. Mumma and the advisability of the withdrawal
of any assets or any specific assets from the trusts rendered by any attorneys or accountants or
other advisers or experts.
5. All opinion and/or advice letters, memos, notes and the like regarding the
legitimacy of any charges and/or fees made to the estate or trusts by the executrices and
trustees or either of them for services rendered in their fiduciary capacities or as officers,
directors or employees of any corporations, tenancies in common, partnerships, joint ventures
or any other form of association or entity where they have an interest in the same by virtue of
their holdings in the estate or trusts.
6. All billings, fees, expense statements and the like rendered to the estate or the
trusts by attorneys, accountants and/or any other experts or advisers and also itemized billings
and time sheets to show the legitimacy of such billings, fees, expense statements and the like
which the executrices and trustees have it within their rights and power to request whether
such requests have been made previous to this request and demand or not
7. Copies of any and all fire and/or casualty insurance policies and the like, and any
riders, endorsements, itemized lists, and the like thereto which deal with personal property which
was at any time part of the estate or trusts or which still is part of the estate or trusts.
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8. Permit access to and inspection of all ORIGINAL stock certificates held by or
issued to the executrices/trustees and stock books or ledgers of all the family corporations.
BY THE COURT:
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INRE: ESTATEOF
ROBERT M. MUMMA, late of
Cumberland County,
Pennsylvania
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYL VANIA
NO. 21-86-398
ORPHANS' COURT DIVISION
PETITION OF ROBERT M MUMMA. II. SON OF DECEDENT AND
BENEFICIARY UNDER DECEDENT'S WILL. TO COMPEL COMPLIANCE
WITH REQUEST/DEMAND THAT CERTAIN DOCUMENTS EITHER BE
DELIVERED UP FOR ROBERT M. MUMMA II'S PERUSAL AND
POSSIBLE COPYING OR THAT THEY BE MADE AVAILABLE AT A
CONVENIENT PLACE AND TI ME FOR ROBERT MUMMA II'S PERUSAL
AND POSSIBLE COPYING
AND NOW COMES Robert M. Mumma, II, individually, and Robert M. Mumma, II and Gary
M. Gilbert, as court-appointed guardians of the estates of Susan Mann Mumma and Marguerite
Mann Mumma, (hereinafter "Objectant") by his attorneys, Charles E. Shields, III, of
Mechanicsburg, and William C. Costopouios, of Lemoyne, and respectfUlly represents:
RE: JURISDICTION
1. Your Honorable Orphans' Court has jurisdiction over the matters raised herein
by virtue of Section 711 of the "Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries Code", also known as the
"Probate, Estates and Fiduciaries Code." 20 Pa. C.S.A. sec. 711.
RE: ORPHANS' COURT'S AUTHORITY & POWER
2. Your Honorable Orphans' Court has the requisite power and authority to compel
compliance with petitioner's requests/demands made herein pursuant to the following sections
of Title 20 Pa.C.S.A: 7 11( 1 ) (2) ( 12) (relating to the oversight of the adm inistration of
estates and testamentary trusts and the control of fiduciaries); 731 (regarding an Orphans'
Court Judge's power to hear and determine all matters jurisdiction of which is exercised
through the Orphans' Court); 769 (power to make such orders as are just and necessary to
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cQmpel cQmp liance with the requirements Qf any citatiQn Qr notice); 772 (power tQ issue any
injunction that a cQurt Qf equity CQuld issue in all matters of Orphans' Court jurisdictiQn);
3311 and 7131 (the executrices/trustees are tQ have pQssession Qf and are tQ adm inister for
the benefit of the estate all real and persQnal property, including papers, documents and like
items),
3, At the common law, under the equitable powers Qf a ChancellQr sitting in equity,
YQur HQnQrable CQurt has the power and authQrity tQ cQmpel compliance, initially and on an
ongQing basis, with petitiQner's instant requests/demands,
RE: PROBATE OF WILL. ISSUANCE AND
ACCEPTANCE OF LETTERS TESTAMENTARY
4, Robert M, Mumma, father Qf the Petitioner, died on April 12, 1986, a resident
of Cumberland CQunty, Pennsylvania.
5, The said Robert M, Mumma's will and the codicil thereto were duly prQbated and
letters testamentary were duly granted thereQn by the Register Qf Wills of Cumberland CQunty
to his widQw, Barbara McK, Mumma ("Mrs, Mumma") and to his daughter Lisa M. MQrgan, nee
Mumma ("Mrs, MQrgan") on June S, 1986.
6. By the prQbate of the Will and the acceptance Qf the issuance Qf the Letters
Testamentary thereon, Mrs. Mumma and Mrs, Morgan accepted the Qffices Qf both CQ-
executrices and cQ-trustees under the will as well as all the duties, resPQnsibilities and
liabilities attendant tQ said offices.
RE: CONTENTS OF ROBERT M. MUMMA'S WILL
7, RQbert M. Mumma's Will is dated May 19, 1982 and the Codicil thereto is dated
October 12, 1984, (Said Will and Codicil are attached hereto, incQrpQrated herein and made a
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part hereof and are marked "Exhibit A").
8. Said Will contains, in Articles FIRST through SIXTH, clauses to, inter alia,
revoke previous wills; pay debts, funeral expenses, and estate and inheritance taxes; and make
specific bequests of some specific items to specificaJly named individuals.
9. Article SEVENTH of the said Will establishes a marital trust under which the
income is to be paid to the widow, Mrs. Mumma, for life. At her death, the principal is to be
paid to the named four children, including the petitioner herein, "share and share alike, per
stirpes, and not per capita."
1 O. Article EIGHTH of the said Will establishes a residuary trust under which the
income is to be paid to the widow, Mrs. Mumma, for life. At her death, the principal is to be
paid to the named four children, including petitioner herein, "share and share alike, per
stirpes, and not per capita."
11. Article FIFTEENTH of the said Will as per the said Codicil, nominates, constitutes
and appoints the aforesaid widow, Mrs. Mumma, and the aforesaid daughter, Mrs. Morgan, as co-
executrices of the said Will.
12. Article FIFTEENTH of the said WiJl as per the said Codicil, also nominates,
constitutes and appoints the aforesaid widow, Mrs. Mumma, and the aforesaid daughter, Mrs.
Morgan, as co- Trustees of the aforesaid Trusts established in the aforesaid Articles SEVENTH
and EIGHTH "to administer said Trusts as directed by [the said] Jast will"."
13. Said Articles SEVENTH and EIGHTH of said Will prOVided a gift over or remainder
interest after the termination of Mrs. Mumma's life interest upon her death to four named
children, to wit: Robert M. Mumma, II, Petitioner herein, Barbara M. McClure, Linda M. Roth
and Lisa M. Mumma, now Mrs. Morgan, "share and share alike, per stirpes and not per capita."
Said children's shares in the remainder or gift over are as tenants in common and not as joint
tenants with right of survivorship as amongst themselves.
14. Upon the death of Robert M. Mumma, the said remainder interests in common in
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favor of the said named four chl1dren vested absolutely in interest but not in possession, the
possession being postponed until the termination of the said life interests in the said trusts upon
the death of Mrs. Mumma.
15. Petitioner is the parent, natural guardian, and next of friend of and for Robert M.
Mumma III, his natural son by his former wife, Sally Osler Songster, of 19 East Marble Street,
Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County. The said son was born on May 12, 1982, prior to the
death of the late Robert M. Mumma, and holds an executory interest under Articles SEVENTH and
EIGHTH of the said WilL
16. Petitioner is also the parent, natural guardian, and next of friend of and for
Susan Mann Mumma and Marguerite Mann Mumma, his natural daughters by his current wife,
Susan Regan Mumma. The said daughters were born on June 19, 1987 and on October 12,
1990, respectively, after the death of the late Robert M. Mumma, and are holders of executory
interests under Articles SEVENTH and EIGHTH of the said WilL
16a. Robert M. Mumma, II and Gary M. Gl1bert are the court-appointed guardians of
the estate of Susan Mann Mumma and Marguerite Mann Mumma pursuant to Order of Judge
John T. Miller of York County Orphans' Court, dated ()rl-()hPt:...A_,
1991.
RE: PETITIONER'S PURPORTED DISCLAIMER
17. On January 6, 1987, Petitioner executed a document prepared for him by Arthur
L. Klein, a partner in the Phl1adelphia law firm of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, the firm
representing Mrs. Mumma and Mrs. Morgan in the administration of the estate of Robert M.
Mumma.
18. The document was called "Disclaimer by Robert M. Mumma II." it recited
provisions of Articles SEVENTH and EIGHTH of the said Will and purported to disclaim and
renounce all of Petitioner's right, title and interest in and to the principal of the trusts under
the aforesaid articles of said Wl1l.
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19, The so-called "Disclaimer" was filed in the Office of Register of Wills of
Cumberland County on January 12, 1987 under circumstances and alleged facts which have
been and are highly disputed,
RE: APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM
20, The executrices aforesaid developed a plan to sell certain key businesses
(especially 999, Inc" a holding company for key operating businesses) within the Mumma
family enterprises system to a foreign buyer despite Petitioner's knowledge that such was not
his deceased father's true intention and his assertion that he was prepared to purchase the key
businesses being proposed for sale, (See Diagram "A" attached hereto),
21, In connection with the plans of the executrices to sell these key family businesses
to a foreign buyer, they filed actions for Declaratory Judgment and for other equitable relief.
22, Said actions by the executrices were designed to ultimately force Petitioner to go
along with a sale he adamantly asserted was against his deceased father's true intentions,
23, Since Petitioner had supposedly agreed to the filing of his purported disclaimer,
his standing to contest certain actions of the executrices as they related to the affairs of his
father's estate in the Orphans' Court was open to attack,
24, Executrices, contemporaneously with the filing of their actions for Declaratory
Judgment and for other equitable relief, filed with the Orphans' Court a PETITION FOR
APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM
25, Although the aforesaid PETITION and its WHEREFORE clause pointedly referred
only to Petitioner's then born two (2) eldast children, Robert M, Mumma, III, and Susan Mann
Mumma, the Orphans' Court issued the Decree herein quoted which extended to all minor
persons interested in the estate of Robert M, Mumma, to wit:
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AND NOW, this 29th day of December, 1988, upon
consideration of the annexed Petition, Robart M. Frey,
Esq., is hereby appointed Guardian ad Litem for the minor
persons interested in the estate of Robert M. Mumma,
deceased, with authorization to represent said minor
persons in all matters related to the sale of Nine Ninety-
Nine, Inc. and Hummelstown Quarries, Inc. and the actions
for Declaratory Judgment and Other Relief pertaining
thereto, which actions are now pending before this Court,
and in any further or other proceedings in the Court of
Common Pleas of Cumberland County or the Court of
Common Pleas of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania relating to
relating or arising out of such matters.
26. The scope and breadth of the said Decree of Appointment speak for themselves and
show that the Guardian ad Litem's appointment was for limited and specified purposes and did
not encompass a general guardianship of all interests of the said minors nor was it an
appointment as a guardian of the said minors' estates.
RE: COURT PERMITTED REVOCATION OF DISCLAIMER
27. On June 20,1989, Petitioner filed a PETITION TO REVOKE DISCLAIMER in the
form of a rule to show cause.
28. The Guardian ad Litem opposed Petitioner's efforts to withdraw his purported
disclaimer.
29. A hearing was held in front of Presiding Judge Sheely on August 28, 1989 at
which time the parties were directed to file briefs upon the issue of revoking the disclaimer.
30. On November 17, 1989, Presiding Judge Sheely, by an order accompanied by an
opinion, granted Petitioner's motion to revoke his disclaimer.
31. On January 16, 1990, Petitioner filed a praecipe to withdraw the disclaimer.
32. On January 23, 1990, the Register of Wills of Cumberland County ordered the
revocation of Petitioner's disclaimer.
33. The guardian ad litem has appealed the allowance of the revocation of disclaimer
to the Superior Court which remanded the matter because exceptions to the Decree Nisi had not
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tJeen acted upon when the Guardian ad Litem took h is appeal.
34. The disclaimer appeal by the guardian ad litem, RotJert M. Frey, is on an
informal wait and see status.
RE: PETITIONER. PARENTS. AND RESPONDENTS
35. Petitioner is an adult individual and currently resides at Bowmansdale, York
County (Box 58) PA 17008.
36. Petitioner's current wife, Susan Regan Mumma, the mother of the said Susan
Mann Mumma, is an adult individual and resides with Petitioner at the same address.
37. Petitioner's former wife, Sally Osler Songster, the mother of the said RotJert M.
Mumma III, is an adult individual and currently resides at 19 East MartJle Street,
Mechaniesburg, CumtJerland County, Pennsylvania.
38. Respondent, co-executriee and co-trustee, BartJara McK. Mumma (Mrs.
Mumma) is an adult individual currently residing at 845 Kiehl Drive, Lemoyne, CumtJerland
County, Pennsylvania.
39. Respondent, co-executriee and co-trustee, Lisa Morgan (Mrs. Morgan) is an
adult individual currently residing at 804 Michigan Avenue, Lemoyne, Cumberland County,
Pennsylvania.
RE: CURRENT REQUEST IDEMAND AND REFUSAL
40. By letter dated and mailed March 19, 1991, Petitioner herein, tJy local counsel,
Charles E. Shields, III, made a request and demand upon counsel for the exeeturices/trustees
either for the delivery of or the making available of certain documents and the like. (See said
letter attached hereto as "ExhitJit B.")
41. By letter dated and mailed April 16, 1991, counsel for the executrices/trustees
refused to make the requested documents availatJle and questioned petitioner's standing to make
the request/demand. (See said letter attached hereto as "ExhitJit C. ")
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42. By letter dated and mailed April 29, 1991, petitioner herein, by local counsel,
Charles E. Shields, III, made a renewed request/demand upon counsel for the
executrices/trustees and addressed their concerns and questions. (See letter attached hereto as
"Exhibit D"l.
43. The executrices/trustees have still not delivered nor made available any of the
requested/demanded documents.
CONTENT OF PETITIONER'S REQUEST /DEMAND:
44. All legal opinion and/or advice letters or memos by Morgan, Lewis & Bockius or
other attorneys or accountants or other advisers or experts rendered to or made available to the
executrices or trustees in connection with the estate or trusts established under the will of the
late Robert M. Mumma. This request and demand to include any notes made by or for the
executrices or trustees pertaining to legal opinions or advice and extends to not only those said
letters, notes and memos which are in the possession and control of the executrices and trustees
but also to all such said letters, memos and notes which the executrices or trustees have within
their authority and power to request that delivery be made to them or to request that the same
be made available to them. This request and demand is to include but not to be limited to the
following more specifiC requests and demands.
45. All opinion and/or advice letters, memos, notes, and the like regarding valuation
of assets of the estate or trusts rendered by any attorneys or accountants or other advisers or
ex perts.
46. All opinion and/or advice letters, memos, notes and the like regarding the
prudence or advisability of any sale or any transfer of any assets of the estate or trusts
rendered by any attorneys or accountants or other advisers or experts.
47. All opinion and/or advice letters, memos, notes and the like regarding the
funding of the trusts under the will of Robert M. Mumma and the advisability of the withdrawal
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or any assets or any specific assets from the trusts rendered by any attorneys or accountants or
other advisers or experts.
48. All opinion and/or advice letters, memos, notes and the like regarding the
legitimacy of any charges and/or fees made to the estate or trusts by the executrices and
trustees or either of them for services rendered in their fiduciary capacities or as officers,
directors or employees of any corporations, tenancies in common, partnerships, joint ventures
or any other form of association or entity where they have an interest in the same by virtue of
their holdings in the estate or trusts.
49. All billings, fees, expense statements and the like rendered to the estate or the
trusts by attorneys, accountants and/or any other experts or advisers and also itemized billings
and time sheets to show the legitimacy of such billings, fees, expense statements and the like
which the executrices and trustees have it within their rights and power to request whether
such requests have been made previous to this request and demand or not.
49a. By this petition, Petitioner makes additional demands for copies ofllnY and all fire
and/or casualty insurance policies and the like, and any riders, endorsements, itemized lists,
and the like thereto which deal with personal property which was at any time part of the estate
or trusts or which still is part of the estate or trusts.
49b. By this petition, Petitioner makes additional demands for access to and inspection
of all ORIGINAL stock certificates held by or issued to the executrices/trustees and stock books
or ledgers of all the family corporations.
PETITIONER'S INABILITY TO MAKE A MORE SPECIFIC AND PARTICULARIZED DEMAND
50. Petitioner herein is unable to more specifically or particularly describe the
requested/demanded documents because all of such are in the exclusive possession of or are
subject to the control of the executrices/trustees.
PETITIONER HOLDS A PROPERTY RIGHT IN REQUESTED/DEMANDED DOCUMENTS
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51. Petitioner herein, as a beneficiary under his father's will, holds an undivided
beneficial and equitable ownership in the requested/demanded documents as a tenant in common
with his three sisters.
PETITIONER PETITIONS TO ASSERT HIS PROPERTY RIGHTS AND IS NOT MAKING A
MOTION FOR DISCOVERY PURSUANT TO ANY CURRENT LITIGATION
52. Petitioner petitions for relief in vindication of his property rights in the
requested/demanded documents.
53. The relief sought by petitioner is to have his said property rights vindicated by
an order declaring that the said requested/demanded documents shall be delivered up or made
available to him for his perusal or possible copying.
54. Petitioner does not seek the production of such documents in connection with any
current litigation, rather he asserts a property right which is recognized to exist totally
independent of any litigation.
REASONS FOR REQUEST
55. Petitioner's reasons for making such request/demand are legally irrelevant, he
having a clear legal and equitable right to do so. Nevertheless, petitioner flatly states that he is
acting in good faith and solely desires to exercise his right in order to protect his and his
chi ldren 's interest in the estate and trusts.
56. Information about the administration of this estate has been sparse from the
beginning as is clearly evidenced by the request for the "family meeting" in Philadelphia in the
summer of 1986 at the offices of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius as has been testified to numerous
times in other related litigation in front of your Honor.
57. Information about the administration of this estate has continued to be sparse as
is evidenced by the fact that no accounting even partial, had been filed for over five (5) years
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from the date of Robert M. Mumma's death.
58. It was only after a formal petition to your Honorable Court for the compelling of
accountings, that the executrices/trustees agreed to file any accounting.
59. Rulings in equity cases show that petitioner has an equitable duty to peruse
documents and take other steps which might be necessary to protect his property interests as a
beneficiary under his father's will.
WHEREFORE, Petitioner respectfully requests this Honorable Court to award a citation
directed to Barbara McK. Mumma, and Lisa M. Morgan, co-executrices under the Will of Robert
M. Mumma, deceased, and to the said Barbara McK.Mumma and Lisa M. Morgan, co-trustees
under articles SEVENTH and EIGHTH of said will, to appear and show cause if any there be, why
they should not be required to either deliver up or to make available at a convenient place and
time for perusal by Robert M. Mumma, II, his attorneys, agents, or representatives for
possible copying the following certain items:
1. All legal opinion and/or advice letters or memos by Morgan, Lewis & Bockius or
other attorneys or accountants or other advisers or experts rendered to or made available to the
executrices or trustees in connection with the estate or trusts established under the will of the
late Robert M. Mumma. This request and demand to include any notes made by or for the
executrices or trustees pertaining to legal opinions or advice and extends to not only those said
letters, notes and memos which are in the possession and control of the executrices and trustees
but also to all such said letters, memos and notes which the executrices or trustees have within
their authority and power to request that delivery be made to them or to request that the same
be made available to them. His request and demand is to include but not to be limited to the
following more specific requests and demands.
2. All opinion and/or advice letters, memos, notes, and the like regarding valuation
of assets of the estate or trusts rendered by any attorneys or accountants or other advisers or
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experts.
3. All opinion and/or advice letters, memos, notes and the like regarding the
prudence or advisability of any sale or any transfer of any assets of the estate or trusts
rendered by any attor neys or accountants or other advisers or experts.
4. All opinion and/or advice letters, memos, notes and the like regarding the
funding of the trusts under the will of Robert M. Mumma and the advisability of the withdrawal
of any assets or any specific assets from the trusts rendered by any attorneys or accountants or
other adv isers or ex perts.
5. All opinion and/or advice letters, memos, notes and the like regarding the
legitimacy of any charges and/or fees made to the estate or trusts by the executrices and
trustees or either of them for services rendered in their fiduciary capacities or as officers,
directors or employees of any corporations, tenancies in common, partnerships, joint ventures
or any other form of association or entity where they have an interest in the same by virtue of
their holdings in the estate or trusts.
6. All billings, fees, expense statements and the like rendered to the estate or the
trusts by attorneys, accountants and/or any other experts or advisers and also itemized billings
and time sheets to show the legitimacy of such billings, fees, expense statements and the like
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which the executrices and trustees have it within their rights and power to request whether
such requests have been made previous to this request and demand or not.
7. Copies of any and all fire and/or casualty insurance policies and the like, and any
riders, endorsements, itemized lists, and the like thereto which deal with personal property
which was at any time part of the estate or trusts or which still is part of the estate or trusts.
8. Permit access to and inspection of all ORIGINAL stock certificates held by or
issued to the executrices/trustees and stock books or ledgers of all the family corporations.
Respectfully submitted,
Charles E. Shields, III
Commonwealth National Bank Bldg.
2 West Main Street
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
(717) 766-0209
I.D.#38513
William C. Costopoulos
831 Mar ket Street
Lemoyne, PA 17043
(717) 761-2121
By ~ [: )La/[)
Attorneys for Petitioner,
Robert M. Mumma, II
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IN RE:
ESTATE OF ROBERT M.
MUMMA, late of
Cumberland County,
Pennsylvania
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IN THE COURT OF COMMON
PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND
COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
NO. 21-86-398
ORPHANS' COURT DIVISION
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AFFIDAVIT
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
COUNTY OF -D(}..(,P~
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Before me,
the
undersigned
authority, personally
appeared ROBERT M. MUMMA, II, who, being first duly sworn
according to law, deposes and says that all of the averments set
forth in the foregoing Petition are true and correct according to
the best of his knowledge or as is informed and believes.
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Sworn to and subscribed
befor():e ~ ~day
of ~~ , 1991.
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KIMBE"u A. CROSTlEY ,~. . '. .
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I, Charles E. Shields, III, certify that a copy of the attached PETITION OF ROBERT M.
MUMMA, II, SON OF DECEDENT AND BENEFICIARY UNDER DECEDENT'S WILL TO
COMPEL COMPLIANCE WITH REQUEST/DEMAND FOR CERTAIN DOCUMENTS was
served by first class mail on '6 ~. ~ /?'/,- upon the following:
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Richard W. Stevenson, Esquire cs II) --.
McNees, Wallace & Nurick
P.O. Box 1166
Harrisburg, PA 17108-1166, for
Barbara M. McClure
129 S. Lewisberry Road
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
John Hardin Young, Esquire
Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur
1233 20th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036-2395, for
Linda M. Roth
5104 Wessling Lane
Bethesda, MD 20814
Attorney General
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Strawberry Square
Harrisburg, PA 17120
Thomas M. Kittredge, Esquire
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
2000 One Logan Square
Philadelphia, PA 19103-6993, for
Barbara McK. Mumma and
Lisa M. Morgan
William F. Martson, Esquire
Martson, Deardorff, Williams & Otto
10 East High Street
Carlisle, PA 17013, for
Barbara McK. Mumma and
Lisa M. Morgan
(Courtesy Copy)
Robert M. Frey, Esquire
5 South Hanover Street
Carlisle, PA 17013
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Chafles E. Shields, III
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As portrayed by figures from
PA I nher tax return filed
7/20/87
(figures as existing on
d.o.d. 4/12/86)
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(Flagship of the Mumma Family Enterprises)
Rental, Real Estate (Inc. 6/21/21 - PAl
Total 712 Shares 700 est Robt Mumma
3 each child
Total 8,680 Shares
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PA Supply Co.
RMM, II
Sisters, ea.
Widow
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RMM, II
Vice President
Director
Quarry, crushed stone Total Com. 2,117 8:1: p.f. 267 10:1: pJ. 1,100
Total 100 Shares Kim Co. SO Kim Co. 867 x 1,100
Hempt Trustee SO RMM, II 314 x x
Barbara 312 103 x
*(OPERATING COMPANIES) Linda 312 61 x
Lisa 312 103 x
Mfg, concrete blocks, ready-mix concrete
Total 5,000 Shares
Pennsy Supply 5,000 (100%)
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B ldg materials, concrete, asphalt
Total 2,500 Shares 999 2,500 (100%)
RMM,1I
Vice President
Director
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Rental, real estate development
Total 700,000 Shares
Pennsylvania Supply Co. 100,000 Shares
Each child 1 SO ,000
(T hese two were later
merged.)
Land deve lopment and renta I
T ota I I 0 Shares
Middle Park Inc. 10 ( 100%)
**(REAL ESTATE COMPANIES)
According to Robt Mumma's will--
each child was to receive an eOllal
1/4 share of Penna Suoplv and
eoual shares in the reel estate
Rental, equipt, real estate
T ota 1 500 Shares
Pennsy Supp Iy 500 ( 100 %)
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Rental, PUC hauling (RMM,1I - V.P.)
Total 1 ,000 Shares
Pennsy Supply 1,000 ( 100:1:)
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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
OF
ROBERT M. MUMMA
I, ROBERT M. M~~, of the Borough of Wormleysburg, County of
Cumberland and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, being of sound and dis-
posing mind and memory, and not acting under influence of any person
whomsoever, do make, publish and declare this instrument to be my
Last Will and Testament, in manner and form following.
FIRSr: I hereby expressly revoke all Wills, Codicils and testa-
mentary writings of whatsoever ~ind and nature heretofore made by me.
SECOND: I hereby direct my Executors, hereinafter named, to
pay all my just debts, expenses of administration, funeral expenses,
expenses of erecting a suitable monument for my grave and the cost of
perpetual care thereof out of my estate, as soon as is practicable
after my decease.
THIRD: I direct that all estate, inheritance, transfer, legacy
or succession taxes, or death duties, which may be assessed of imposed
as a result of my death or with respect to my estate, or any part
thereof, wheresoever situated, whether or not passing under this my
Last Will and Testament, including the taxable value of all policies of
insurance on my life and of all transfers, powers, rights, or interests
includible in my estate for the purpose of such taxes and duties, shall
be paid out of my general estate as an expense of administration and
without apportionment, and shall not be prorated or charged against any
of the gifts in this Will or against any property not passing under this
Will. In the absolute discretion of my Executors, hereinafter named,
they may pay such taxes immediately or may postpone the payment of the
taxes on future or remainder interests until the time possession accrues
to the beneficiary or beneficiaries named herein. My Executors may, in
their discretion, arrange for extension of time for the payment of said
estate and inheritance taxes, and any interest and/or penalty incurred
on any such taxes, whether or not resulting from such extensions or post-
ponements, shall be borne by my estate as an expense of administration.
FOURTH: I give and bequeath unto my son, ROBERT M. NUH1~, II,
the Gorgas Grandfather's Clock, which I consider owned by me and ,~hich
has been in the Mumma family for many years. I further give and bequeath
unto my son, ROBERT M. M~mA, II, all of my jewelry, owned by me at the
time of my death.
FIFTH: I give and bequeath unto my daughter, LISA M. MUMMA, my 380SL
Hercedes automobile.
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all of my automobiles (except as to the one hereinabove disposed of)
and other articles of personal use. Should my said wife predecease
me, all of said personal effects as above described shall be distribut-
ed among my children living at the time of my decease in such manner
as they shall mutually determine. If my said living children are un-
able to agree to the distribution thereof, my Executors shall determine
the items to be distributed and to whom distributed and their determina-
tion shall be final and conclusive upon my said children.
SEVENTH: If my wife, BARBARA McK. MUMMA, survives me, I give and
bequeath to the trustees hereinafter named, an amount equal to fifty
(50%) percent of my total gross estate as finally determined for Federal
Estate Tax purposes, taking into account and including therein, for
computation purposes, my undivided interest in the value of all my
interests in property which pass or have passed to my wife under other
provisions of this Will or otherwise than under this Will, but only to
the extent that such interests are, for the purpose of the Federal
Estate Tax, included in determining my gross estate and allowed as a
marital deduction. In funding this Trust, I authorize my Executors to
use cash or other property or a combination thereof, and I direct that
any such other property so used shall, for the purpose of funding the
trust, be valued as of the date of its distribution. In computing the
amount of this bequest, I direct that the values and amounts as finally
determined for Federal Estate Tax purposes shall control.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Will,
I direct that (a) the Trust shall not be funded with any property or
the proceeds of any property which (1) would not qualify for the marital
deduction allowable in determining the Federal Estate Tax on my Estate
or (2) is includible in my gross estate for Federal Estate Tax purposes
and also subject by reason of my death to any inheritance tax, transfer
tax, estate tax or other death duty in any foreign country or political
subdivision thereof, except that the property described in this clause
may be allocated to the Trust to the extent that other property of my
Estate, which does qualify for the marital deduction, is not sufficient
to fund the Trust in full: (b) that the trustee shall not retain in
the Trust beyond a reasonable time, any property which may at any time
be or become unproductive nor shall they acquire unproductive prcperty
as an investment to be held in the Trust: and (c) that none of the
powers granted to my Executors and trustees by this Will shall be exer-
cised in such manner as to disqualify the Trust or any part thereof from
the marital deduction allowable to determine the Federal Estate Tax on
my Estate, except as may be hereinafter provided.
I direct that the trustees hold said amount, In Trust Nevertheless,
to manage, invest and reinvest the same, to collect the income and to
pay over or apply the net income to, or for, the benefit of my wife,
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BARBARA McK. MUMMA, at least yearly. My individual trustee, other
than my wife, solely and within her discretion alone, is authorized
to distribute to and for the benefit of my wife, BARBARA MeR. MUMMA,
in addition to the income hereinabove specified, so much of the
principal of this Trust as she may deem necessary or advisable to
reasonably provide for her support, health, welfare, maintenance or
comfort, to maintain for her a standard of living which she has during
our married life enjoyed, taking into account, however, my wife's in-
come from other sources including, but not limited to, all income from
trusts, estates and business interests, as well as available principal
assets. Notwithstanding the limited invasion right of trust principal
by my one trustee for the use and benefit of my wife, which requires
a deficiency in other available funds, I give unto my wife a right,
which shall not be cumulative, to request annually in writing a dis-
tribution to her by the trustees from the principal of this Trust of
up to Five Thousand ($5000.00) Dollars or up to five (5%) percent of
the then principal of this Trust, whichever shall be the greater, and
the trustees, upon receipt of such writing, shall make payment thereof
to my wife during the calendar year in which said writing was received.
The annual request by my wife is not mandatory, but shall be made, if
desired, only by herself individually.
I hereby authorize my Executors, in their sole discretion, to
elect that any part or all of any amount passing under this article of
my Last Will and Testament, to my wife, BARBARA McK. MUMMA, in the
event she survives me, be treated as qualifying terminal interest
property for the purpose of qualifying for the marital deduction allow-
able in determining the Federal Estate Tax on my Estate. Without limit-
ing the discretion contained in this foregoing sentence, it is my ex-
prectation that my Executor.1will make said election with respect to all
of any such amount, unless the timing of my spouse's death and mine and
the c~ation of the combined death duties of our two (2) estates
renders such an election inappropriate.
Upon the death of my said wife, the principal of this Trust, as it
is then constituted, shall be paid over by my surviving trustee unto
my children, ROBERT M. MUMMA, II, BARBARA M. McCLURE, LINDA M. ROTH and
LISA M. MUMMA, free of this Trust, share and share alike, per stirpes
and not per capita.
EIGHTH: All the rest, residue and remainder of my property and
estate, both real and personal of whatsoever kind and wheresoever situate,
of which I shall die seized or possessed, and of which I shall be en-
titled to dispose of at the time of my death (my "residuary estate"), I
give, devise and bequeath unto the trustees hereinafter named, In Trust,
Nevertheless, to hold, manage, invest and reinvest in the same, to collect
the income and to pay over or apply the net income to or for the benefit
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of my wife, BARBARA McK. MUMMA, at least yearly. My individual
trustee, other than my wife, soley and within her discretion alone,
is authorized to distribute to and for the benefit of my wife,
BARBARA McK. MUMMA, in addition to the income hereinabove specified,
so much of the principal of this Trust as she may deem necessary or
advisable to reasonably provide for her support, health, welfare,
maintenance or comfort, to maintain for her a standard of living
which she has during our married life enjoyed, taking into account,
however, my wife's income from other sources including, but not limit-
ed to, all income from trusts,estates and business interests, as well
as available principal assets.
Upon the death of my said wife, the principal of this trust, as
it is then constituted, or, if my said wife does not survive me, upon
my death, my residuary estate, shall be paid over by my surviving
trustee or by my successor Executor, as the case may be, unto my
children, ROBERT M. MUMMA, II, BARBARA M. McCLURE, LINDA M. ROTH and
LISA M. MUMMA, share and share alike, per stirpes and not per capita.
In the event any of my said children shall predecease me leaving
issue (including adopted children) surviving, then and in that event
their share above provided shall pass to such issue. If, however, any
of my children shall predecease me without leaving issue, (including
adopted children) surviving, then and in that event their respective
shares above provided shall lapse and their share shall be equally
divided among my surviving children.
In the event the Trusts established under Items Seventh and Eighth
of this my Last Will and Testament, and my residuary estate established
under Item Eighth hereof, have not been finally distributed as herein
provided, and there are no beneficiaries to receive the same in accordance
therewith, the trust funds held by my trustees, and my residuary estate,
as herein named, upon the occurence of said contingency, shall be paid
over, free of all Trusts, to the POLYCLINIC MEDICAL CENTER of Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania, said moneys and property when so paid to the POLYCLINIC
MEDICAL CENTER, both the principal and the income received therefrom
shall from time to time be used by said Medical Center for capital im-
provements to the physical structure and plant of said Medical Center,
and for moveable fixtures and equipment of a permanent nature which can
be used for patient treatment, care and comfort, but no part of such
money and property, ei ther principal or income, shall be used or applied
to the current expense in the operation of said Medical Center.
As used in this Will and the Trusts hereunder. the masculine pro-
noun shall include the feminine, and the singular shall include the plural.
The Trustees shall be vested with reasonable discretionary powers
and in all matters not otherwise herein specifically provided, they shall
exercise their sound judgment and discretion in the performance of their
duties hereunder. They shall not be liable for any error of judgment
provided that such error is honestly made.
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thereof, and their successor or successors, the following powers, which
shall be construed broadly and which may be exercised by them in either
or both capacities, as in their discretion they deem advisable, in
addition to and not in limitation of their common law and statutory
powers:
(1) To allot, assign, care for, collect, contract with re-
spect to, convey, convert, deal with, dispose of, enter into, exchange,
hold, improve, invest, lease, manage, mortgage, grant and exercise
options with respect to, take possession of, pledge, receive, release,
sell, sue for, and in general do any and every act and thing and to enter
into and carry out any and every agreement with respect to the property
included in any trust created in this Will which they could if they were
the absolute owners thereof, without being limited in any way by the
specific grants of power hereinafter made.
(2) To retain for such time as in their judgment may seem
advisable all or any part of my property or assets which at any time
shall constitute a part of the trusts herein provided for.
(3) To sell or exchange, either privately or at public sale
and without prior approval of any court, at such time or times and at
such price or prices and on such terms and conditions as the trustees
may consider advisable, all or any part of the trust property, real,
personal or mixed, and to execute, verify, acknowledge and deliver all
deeds,bills of sale, or other documents which may be necessary or
proper in the exercise of such powers without liablity on the purchaser
or purchasers to look to the application of the purchase price.
(4) To manage any real property held by them in such manner
as they may determine, including authority to alter, repair, maintain
or improve such property as hereinafter set forth, to mortgage such
property on such amount, on such conditions and at such rates of interest
as they shall deem advisable; to abandon such property, to adjust
boundries, to erect or demolish buildings thereon, to convert for a
different use, to dedicate for public use without compensation, to grant
easements and rights-of-ways, to waive payment for property taken by
right of eminent domain and to claim and negotiate for payment for
property, to enter into party-wall contracts, to protect out of the
general funds of the Trusts created herein, to insure or perfect title
and to charge the cost of any action taken with regard to any such
property to principal or income as they may determine. To make all
ordinary repairs to any real estate held by them and such extraordinary
repairs, alterations or improvements against the principal of the Trusts
herein created of which the property being repaired, altered or im-
proved forms a part.
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(5) To lease any real estate subject to the Trust herein
created f')r such terms or terms, and for such rental or rentals, and
under such covenants and agreements as may, in the discretion of the
trustees, be considered for the best interest of the trust estate. The
tru~tees shall recognize existing leases, but still have the power to
agree to modification of, or amendment to, the telns of existing leases
or to extensions or rene'vals thereof. The trustees shall have authority
to acquire by purchase, gift or otherwise, and to resell, receive, hold,
manage end control real estate, and any other interest therein, subject
to the Trusts, and do all things necessary or proper in the performance
'of such functions.
(6) To invest, and from time to time to reinvest, to acquire,
and to retain temporarily or permanently the trust estates received or
held by them in cash or in kind or real or personal property, foreign
or domestic, including by way of illustration, but not by way of limita-
tion, common or preferred stocks, investment bonds, mortgages, debentures,
notes, unsecured obligations, wasting assets, or investments which are
unproductive, overproductive or underproductive as in their discretion
they may deem advisable, and the total trust funds or the relation it
may bear to the type or character of other investments in the trust estates,
or to the effect in the trust estates and they shall not be restricted
in their choice under any present or future applicable law, it being my
incention to give my trustees power to act in such manner as they will
believe to be for the best interest of the Trusts created herein.
(1) To pay income tax on gains from the sale or other con-
version of capital assets out of the ,corpus thereof.
(8) To amortize, accelerate pa)~ent of, reduce, extend,
modify, settle or liquidate any lien, encumbrance, mortgage, or other
charge against any real estate or other property which may be subject
to these Trusts. The trustees shall specifically keep and perform all of
the covenants, terms and conditions of any existing mortgage or mortgages
upon said real estate, on the part of the mortgagor required to be kept
and per::ormed and shall have full power and authority with the consent
0:: the mortgagee or mortgagees, to refund, replace, extend or otherwise
ar.lend the same, and to anticipate and accelerate any periodical paYIOlents
therein required.
(9) To subscribe for stock allotments and to exercise all
ri!;hts and privileges pertaining to securities which are available to
the owner thereof.
(10) To receive or r.1ake distribution of any trust herein
cre2ted, either in IT,onc,y or in kind, or partly in money and partly in
kind. The judt,meilt of the trustees as to I,hat shall constitute on
equitable distribution or apportionment shall be binding and conclusive
UpO:1 the beneficiaries hereof. Nothing h",rein contained, hOHevC'r, shall
eouower the trustees to ma~e distribution before the time or times
sp~clfied herein.
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(11) To pay, collect, compromise, sue for or contract any
claim or other matter, directly or indirectly, affecting the Trusts.
(12) To use income and/or principal to maintain in force
any policies of life insurance which I may own on the life or lives
of other persons or to receive in gift or purchase or maintaill pre-
viously existing insurance or annuity contracts for the benefit of
any beneficiury, primary or contingent, if the trustees determine
that the best intcrcst of my family would be served by purchasing said
contracts or by continuing such insurance in force, and to ex~rcisc
all the powers given to the owner of such policies,
(13) To employ counsel, auditors, custodians, accountants,
appraisers, engineers, aud other persons, professional or otherwise,
as ~GY be necessary for the proper administration of the Trusts, and
to pay their compensation for trust funds.
(14) To borrow money and as security thereof, to execute
bonds and mortgages containing warrants of attorney, to confess
judgment and to pledge per~onal property.
(15) To incorporate any unincorporated business ~eceived
from my estate.
(16) To carryon and conduct any business enterprise in
which I may be engaged at my death.
(17) To hold, invest and account for the separate Trusts
in one or more consolidated funds, in whole or in part, as they may
determine. As to each consolidated fund, the division into the
various shares comprising such fund need be made only on the trustees'
books of account, in which each Trust shall be alloted its proportion-
ate part of the principal and income of the fund and charged with its
proportionate part of the expenses thereof. No such holding shall,
however, defer the vesting in possession of any estate created herein.
(18) As to each Trust created herein, to exercise all the
powers granted and all the duties imposed herein until such time after
the termination of that Trust as the property included in that Trust
has been fully distributed, and to do all other acts which, in their
judgment, may be necessary or appropriate for the proper or advantageous
management, investment or disposition of any property included in any
Trust created herein.
TENTH: The rights, titles, benefits, interests and estates of any
beneficiary hereunder, including beneficiaries under the Trusts herein
created shall not be subject to the rights or claims of his or her
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creditors nor subject nor liable to any process of law or court,
nor subject to an assignment or transfer, voluntary or involuntary,
by a beneficiary hereof to another, and all of the income, principal
.or other benefits from or under any Trust herein created, or this
Estate, shall be payable, and deliverable only, wholly exclusively
and personally to the designated beneficiaries hereunder at the time
the designated beneficiaries are entitled to take the same under the
terms of this instrument.
ELEVENTH: I hereby direct that my Executors, trustees, or any
successor, as named by me herein, shall not be required to give bond,
or other security, required by law or otherwise, for the faithful
performance of their duties, whether as Executor or as successor
Executor or trustee.
TWELFTH: I direct that all dividends upon shares of stock at any
time constituting part of my estate or any Trust hereby established
payable in stock of the corporation declaring the same shall be deemed
to be corpus, except that such stock dividends paid regularly (i.e. at
regular or substantially regular intervals) out of current earnings may,
in the discretion of my Executors or trustees, be deemed to be income
any my Executor and trustees shall have full power and authority to
determine whether any such dividends are so paid regularly out of
current earnings. All cash dividends, irrespective whether the same are
of the kind sometime described as ordinary dividends or of the kind
sometimes described as "extraordinary dividends," excepting liquidating
dividends, shall be deemed to be income, and my Executors and trustees
shall also have full power and authority to determine whether any divi-
dneds upon shares of stock in a wasting-asset corporation, and whether
any dividends of distributions in the stock of a corporation other than
the one declaring the same, or other property, shall be treated as corpus
or income or in part corpus and in part income. Any election or deter-
mination pursuant to this paragraph may be made by my Executors or
trustees, irrespective as to whether the dividend in question shall in
fact constitute corpus or income provided, however, that nothing in
this paragraph contained shall be deemed to authorize my Executors or
trustees to retain any dividends or any portions thereof, insofar as
such retention would result in an illegal accumulation of income. In
the event that rights to subscribe to securities or other property shall
accrue upon any of the securities or other property, my Executors and
trustees are authorized, in their respective sole discretion, to exer-
cise such rights or to sell the same, and insofar as may be permitted
by law, the proceeds of such sale, or in the event of the exercise there-
of, the value thereof at the time of such exercise shall be and become
a part of the corpus.
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THIRTEENTH: Notwithstanding the powers herein otherwise given,
I direct that my stock in privately held corporations, supervised and
administered by me as the Executive or operating officer prior to my
decease or my stock in privately held.corporations which otherwise
is owned by me at my decease be not sold unless all of my trustees, and
particularly my individual trustee or trustees, shall agree in writing
that such stock shall be sold. It is my desire that if expedient and
possible, the businesses which I have personally directed during my
lifetime and of which I have had an interest be continued for the bene-
fit of and under the management and control of my immediate family.
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FOURTEENTH: I hereby give unto my Executrix, or her successors,
hereinabove named, the fullest power and authority in all matters or
questions pertaining to the administration of my estate, executing the
provisions of this my Last Will and Testament, including, but not by
way of limitation, the power and authority to determine all doubtful
questions which may arise in the construction of this my Last Will and
Testament and the trust hereunder; I further hereby authorize and em-
power my Executrix, or her successors, pending settlement of my estate,
to sell, convey, mortgage, lease, exchange, encumber or otherwise dispose
of any and all of the property, real, personal or mixed, at any time be-
longing to my estate, either at public or private sale, without prior
approval of any court, and at such times and for such price or prices
and in any such case upon such terms as she may think best in her dis-
cretion, and I authorize and empower my said Executrix to execute,
acknowledge and deliver to the purchasers, grantees, mortgagees, vendees,
assignees or other persons,such oontracts, deeds, mortgages, bills of
sale, and all other instruments of writing necessary or proper without
obligation upon the latter to see to the proper application of the
proceeds. She shall also have the power to compromise or otherwise to
settle or adjust any and all claims, charges, debts and demands whatso-
ever against or in favor of my estate, as fully as I could do if living.
She shall further be empowered to carryon and conduct any business
enterprise which I may be engaged at my death, to retain any assets,
including stocks or securities which I may own at the time of my death,
pending settlement of my estate, without regard as to whether or not
such assets or securities are legal investments for fiduciaries, and may
make distribution in kind to my trustees. Pending settlement of my
estate, she shall also have the authority in her discretion to convert,
sell, exchange or dispose of such assets and securities either for cash
or for terms satisfactory to her and to acquire other assets without
limitation to securities or investments as may be declared legal for in-
vestment for fiduciaries. She shall further be empowered to borrow
money, and to pledge assets of my Estate as security therefor, for the
purpose of paying taxes which may be levied upon or payable by my estate,
in accordance with this Hill in the event that funds in the hands of my
Executrix, or her successors, shall be insufficient to pay such taxes,
and if, in the opinion of my Executrix, or her successors, it appears that
conversion of securities and other assets, real and personsl, would then
be made at a sacrifice.
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FIFTEENTH: I do hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my
wife, BARBARA McK. MUMMA and my daughter, LISA M. MUMMA, or the
survivor of them, to be the co-Executrixes of this my Last Will
and Testament. In the event that both my wife, BARBARA McK. MUMMA,
and my daughter, LISA M. MUMMA, should both renounce this office,
refuse this appointment, predecease me or for any other reason be
unable to serve in this capacity, then and in that event, I direct
that the DAUPHIN DEPOSIT BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, of Harrisburg, Penn-
sylvania, shall be the successor Executor of this my Last Will and
Testament and as such Executor shall have all the rights, privileges,
obligations and duties conferred and created by reason of this appoint-
ment. In addition, as established in paragraphs Seventh and Eighth
of this my Last Will and Testament, I nominate, constitute and appoint
my wife, BARBARA McK. MUMMA, and my daughter, LISA M. MUMMA, to be
the co-Trustees of the Trusts established by me in said paragraphs
Seventh and Eighth, to administer said Trusts as herein directed. In
the event that my daughter, LISA M. MUMMA, should renounce this office
as Trustee, refuse this appointment, predecease me or for any other
reason be unable to serve in the capacity as Trustee, then and in that
event, I direct that my son, ROBERT M. MUMMA, II, shall be the succes-
sor co-Trustee to serve as such, with my wife, BARBARA McK. MUMMA, in
b~th of the Trusts herein created. Upon the failure, for any reason
of my son to serve in that capacity, the DAUPHIN DEPOSIT BANK AND TRUST
COMPANY is hereby constituted and appointed to serve as the successor
co-Trustee, with my wife, BARBARA McK. MUMMA, in both of the Trusts
herein created.
~N WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this
~ day of May, A.D., 1982, at the end hereof.
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SIGNED, SEALED, PUBLISHED AND DECLARED by the above-named Testator,
ROBERT M. MUMMA, as and for his Last Will and Testament, in the presence
of us, who at his request', in his presence and in the presence of each
other, all being present at the same time, have hereunto set our hands
as w~/esses: .
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FIRST CODICIL TO LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
OF
ROBERT M. MUMMA
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that, whereas, I, the
undersigned, ROBERT M. MUMMA, of the Borough of Wormleysburg,
County of Cumberland and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, did on
the 19th day of May, 1982, make, execute, publish and declare
my Last Will and Testament in writing, bearing date the day
and year aforesaid; and
WHEREAS, I now desire to make certain changes therein and
modifications thereof and additions thereto.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, ROBERT M. MUMMA, being of sound mind
and memory, do make, publish and declare this my First Codicil
-to my said Last Will and Testament in manner following, that
is to say:
I hereby revoke, in its entirety, paragraph Fifteenth of
my Last Will and Testament of May 19, 1982, and substitute in
i~ place the following paragraph numbered Fifteenth as if said
paragraph had been fully set forth therein:
FIFTEENTH: I do hereby nominate, constitute
and appoint my wife, BARBARA McK. MUMMA, and my
daughter, LISA M. MUMMA, now LISA M. MORGAN, to be
the co-Executrices of this my Last Will and Testa-
ment. In the event that my wife, BARBARA McK. MUMMA,
or my daughter, LISA M. MORGAN, should renounce this
office, refuse this appointment, predecease me, or
for any other reason be unable to serve in this
capacity, then and in that event, I direct that my
daughter, BARBARA M. McCLURE, shall be the successor
co-Executrix of this my Last Will and Testament, and
as such co-Executrix shall have all of the rights,
duties, privileges and obligations conferred and
created by reason of this appointment. I further
direct that in the event of the inability, for any
reason whatsoever, for any two of the above-named
co-Executrices (original or successor) to serve in
such capacity, the third, the survivor of the three,
shall serve as a sole Executrix of this my Last Will
and Testament, however, in the event that all three
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of my individual co-Executrices shall be for any
reason unable to serve, then and in that event,
I direct that DAUPHIN DEPOSIT BANK AND TRUST COMPANY,
of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, shall be the successor
Executor of this my Last Will and Testament and as
such successor Executor, shall have all of the rights,
duties, privileges, obligations and duties conferred
by reason of this appointment. In addition, as to
the trusts established in paragraphs Seventh and
Eighth of this my Last Will and Testament, I do now
nominate, constitute and appoint my wife, BARBARA McK.
MUMMA, and my daughter LISA M. MUMMA, now LISA M.
MORGAN, to be the co-Trustees of both of the trusts
established by me in paragraphs Seventh and Eighth,
to administer said trusts as directed by my Last Will
and Testament. In the event my daughter, LISA M.
MORGAN, should renounce this office as Trustee, re-
fuse this appointment, predecease me, or for any other
reason is unable to serve in the capacity of Trustee,
then and in that event, I direct that my daughter,
BARBARA M. McCLURE, shall be the successor co-Trustee
to serve as co-Trustee with my wife, BARBARA McK.
MUMMA, in both of the trusts herein created. Upon
the failure, for any reason of my daugher, BARBARA M.
McCLURE, to serve in that capacity, the DAUPHIN DE-
POSIT BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, of Harrisburg, Pennsyl-
vania, is hereby constituted and appointed to serve
a~ successor co-Trustee with my wife, BARBARA McK.
MUMMA, in both of the trusts herein created.
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AND, I do hereby ratify and confirm all and singular the
provisions of my said Last Will and Testament dated May 19, 1982,
except as changed and modified by this my First Codicil thereto.
, ~IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this
_1 day of October, 1984.
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SIGNED, SEALED, FUBLU;HED AND DECLARED by the above-named
Testator, ROBERT M. MUHHA. as and for his First Codicil to his
Last Will and Testame:1t, dated May 19, 1984, which Codicil con-
sists of two (2) pages in addition to this page, in the presence
of us, who at his request, in his presence and in the presence
of each other, all being present at the same time, have hereunto
set our hands as witr.esses:
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william F. Martson, Esq.
Martson, Deardorff, Wms. & otto
10 E. High street
Carlisle, PA 17013
Thomas M. Kittredge, Esq.
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
2000 One Logan Square
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Dear Bill:
As you are no doubt aware, I am representing Robert M. Mumma
II with regard to some of his litigation, including several
matters in the Cumberland County Orphans' Court. In connection
with Robert M. Mumma II's rights as a beneficiary under his
father's will, we are requesting and hereby making demand that
certain items either be delivered up for Robert M. Mumma II's
perusal and possible copying or that they be made available at a
convenient place and time for Robert M. Mumma II's perusal and
possible copying. said certain items include:
1. All legal opinion and/or advice letters or memos by
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius or other attorneys or accountants or
other advisers or experts rendered to or made available to the
executrices or trustees in connection with the estate or trusts
established under the will of the late Robert M. Mumma. This
request and demand is to include any notes made by or for the
executrices or trustees pertaining to legal opinions or advice
and extends to not only those said letters, notes and memos which
are in the possession and control of the executrices and trustees
but also to all such said letters, memos and notes which the
executrices or trustees have within their authority and power to
request delivery be made to them or to request that the same be
made available to them. This request and demand is to include
but not to be limited to the following more specific requests and
demands.
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Exhibit B
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Thomas M. Kittredge, Esq.
March 19, 1991
Page 3
assorted items will force us to proceed to legal action to
enforce our "demand."
Thank you for your kind attention to this matter.
Very truly yours,
Charles E. Shields, III
WMC:ec
cc. William C. Costopoulos, Esq.
John Hardin Young, Esq.
for Linda M. Roth
Richard w. Stevenson, Esq.
for Barbara M. McClure
Robert M. Mumma II
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MORGAN, LEWIS 0. BOCKIUS
PHILADELPHIA
COUNSELORS AT LAW
2000 ONE LOGAN S~UARE
PHILAOELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19103~6993
WASHINGTON
Los ANGELES
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LONOON
FRAN KFURT
F...,,,, (215) 963-5299
NEW YORK
HARRISBURG
SAN DIEGO
BRUSSELS
TELEPHONE: (2151963-5000
TOKYO
THOMAS M. KITTREDGE
DIAL DIRECT(215)963-5636
April 16, 1991
Lnarles E. Shields, III, Esq.
Commonwealth National Bank Building
2 West Main Street
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
Re: Estate of Robert M. Mumma. Deceased
Dear Mr. Shields:
Your request/demand letter of March 19 recites that it
is made in connection .,'ith Robert M. Mmrllna II's rights as a bene-
ficiary under his father's will. No reference is made, however,
as to any statute, rule of court or other legal basis for your
request/demand, nor are we aware of any such basis. Accordingly,
we shall be grateful if you will cite for us your legal authority
so that we can properly advise our clients.
As you probably know, the Estate comprises far-reaching
and complex business interests and the documents that you have
requested in many cases contain sensitive business information,
or relate to ongoing litigation with your client, who is, at last
count, an adverse party with our clients in six separate and dis-
tinct legal actions in Cumberland County, and additional actions
in Dauphin County. As an adverse party in litigation and as ~
competitor with the Estate's business interests, your client's
motive in making this request/demand is a matter of concern.
We think it appropriate, therefore, to ask that you set
forth your client's reasons for making the request/demand, so
that we can eValuate their propriety.
Lastly, we realize that President Judge Sheely has
determined that your clie~t's disclaimer has been revoked, but
this decision lliay be altered on pending exceptions or en appeal,
should Mr. Frey choose to t~ke one. A]_~o, since Mr. Frey has
been ~ppointed Guardian Ad Litem fer your client's children i~
these proceedinqs, it is Mr. Frey 1'<1,0 has pO'Ner to act OIi their
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Thomas M. Kittredge, Esquire
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
2000 One Logan Square
Philadelphia, PA 19103-6993
Re: Estate of Robert M. Mumma. deceased
Dear Mr. Kittredge:
Thank you for your letter of April 16, 1991 which you sent
in response to my request/demand letter of March 19, 1991. As
per our telephone conversation, I am responding in writing and
further clarifying our position regarding Bob's rights to a
production and perusal of certain documents and information.
It is our position that as a beneficiary under his father's
will that Bob has a right to make a demand to see these documents
and that his motive is irrelevant. Nevertheless, we will inform
you that Bob has no malicious intention nor ulterior motive. We
do not believe the fact that he might either be a plaintiff or,
we might add, a defendant, in some of the family litigation
results in a loss of his rights as a beneficiary under his
father's will.
We note your point about the current status of the
disclaimer. At the present time Bob is, by the latest, court
ruling, a beneficiary under his father's will. It 1S our
position that until that is somehow changed, his legal status is
and will remain that of a beneficiary under his father's will.
Also, we note your concerns about Bob Frey's position as
guardian ad litem. Bill Costopoulos and I asked Bob Frey whether
he desired to join in our Petition for an Accounting. He
declined to do so and firmly stated that his reason for doing so
was that the scope of his appointment did not make him a guardian
of Bob's children's funds. In Bob Frey's opinion, this meant
that he had no legal basis to either request an accounting on his
own for the benefit of the children or to join in ours. We are
not disposed to argue about this with Bob Frey at the present
time.
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As per our phone conversation, I am unable to cite to any
cases directly on point. I do believe, however, that should we
need to Petition the court on this matter that we can make a
sufficient argument to carry the day for us based on general
rules and principles.
As time has now passed rapidly since my original letter of
March 19, 1991, please confer with Mesdames Mumma and Morgan and
respond within ten (10) days from the date hereof as to whether
they intend to make arrangements to permit Bob to have a full
perusal of all the documents and information requested at
convenient and reasonable times.
Thank you for your kind attention to this matter.
Very truly yours,
Charles E. Shields, III
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cc: John Hardin Young, Esq.
Richard W. Stevenson, Esq.
William C. Costopoulos, Esq.
William F. Martson, Esq.
Robert M. Frey, Esq.
Robert M. Mumma, II
Anthony Vale, Esq.
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