In re Passmore

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

This case poses the question whether donee Laura Pass-more effectively exercised a power of appointment that her *393husband, donor Charles F. Passmore, created in her favor. Unlike the Orphans’ Court Division of the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County, we conclude that donee did effectively exercise that power.

In 1970, donor executed a “Revocable Agreement of Trust” by which he created a revocable inter vivos trust for his own benefit as well as the benefit of donee and donee’s sisters. Donor named appellee, National Bank and Trust Company of Central…