KATZ v. KATZ


356 Pa.Super. 461 (1986)

514 A.2d 1374

Barbara KATZ, Appellee, v. Harold KATZ, Appellant. Barbara KATZ, Appellant, v. Harold KATZ, Appellee. (Four Cases)

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed August 19, 1986.

Reargument Denied September 30, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Theodore R. Mann, Philadelphia, for appellant in No. 1457 and for appellee in Nos. 1730-1733.

David Hoffstein, Philadelphia, for appellant in Nos. 1730-1733 and for appellee in No. 1457.

Before WICKERSHAM, WIEAND and POPOVICH, JJ.


WIEAND, Judge:

The principal issue in this appeal is whether divorce hearings pertaining to equitable distribution of marital property may be closed to the public. This is an issue of first impression and involves conflicting interests. The trial court concluded that it had been divested of discretion by the decision of the Court of Appeals of the Third Circuit in Publicker Industries, Inc. v. Cohen, 733 F.2d 1059 (3d Cir....

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