Case Name: ESTATE OF Stephen X. STEPHANO, Deceased Petition of Daniel T. Stephano Estate of Constantine S. Stephano, Deceased Petition of Daniel T. Stephano
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 2008-05-16
Citations: 597 Pa. 54
Docket Number: Appeal Nos. 854 MAL 2007, 855 MAL 2007
Parties: ESTATE OF Stephen X. STEPHANO, Deceased Petition of Daniel T. Stephano Estate of Constantine S. Stephano, Deceased Petition of Daniel T. Stephano.
Judges: 
Reporter: Pennsylvania State Reports
Volume: 597
Pages: 54–54

Head Matter:
950 A.2d 262
ESTATE OF Stephen X. STEPHANO, Deceased Petition of Daniel T. Stephano Estate of Constantine S. Stephano, Deceased Petition of Daniel T. Stephano.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
May 16, 2008.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
AND NOW, this 16th day of May 2008, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issue, rephrased and consolidated for clarity, is:
Whether provisions in a will bequeathing property to a beneficiary subject to the condition that the beneficiary pays all dividends on a portion of the property to a third party for life created a trust for the third party's benefit, or a creditor/debtor relationship.