In re Pew Memorial Trust No. 2

SHOYER, J.,

— On September 4, 1974, the Glenmede Trust Company (Glenmede) filed its petition with this court, asking for a declaration of its rights and responsibilities in connection with the sale of 5,564,357 shares of the common stock of General Crude Oil Company (General Crude), pursuant to an allegedly conditional contract which it had entered into on August 16, 1974, with the Dow Chemical Company (Dow). Cited as respondents, in addition to Dow, were the Honorable Israel Packel, Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in his capacity as *700parens patriae, the General Crude Oil…