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SCALFARO v. RUDLOFF

934 A.2d 1254 (2007)

Judith SCALFARO, Appellant, v. Richard RUDLOFF and James Rudloff, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided November 21, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Joseph Warenda, Jr., Esq., Morrisville, for Judith Scalfaro.

Joseph P. Caracappa, Esq., Jackson, Cook, Caracappa & Bloom, Fairless Hills, for Richard Rudloff.

Robert G. Moffett, Esq., Quakertown, for James Rudloff.

BEFORE: CAPPY, C.J., and CASTILLE, SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER, BALDWIN and FITZGERALD, JJ.

OPINION

Chief Justice CAPPY.1

In this appeal, we consider whether a trust instrument gave a joint settlor, who was also a joint trustee, the authority to revoke an inter vivos trust when he became the sole trustee upon the death of his spouse. For the following reasons, we conclude that the trust instrument is clear and unambiguous in stating that the power of revocation was to be exercised by the settlors jointly...

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