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| September 12, 2002 | COPYRIGHT 2009 Phi Epsilon Kappa Fraternity. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Bill Sulon

Sep. 12--Hershey Trust Co. could find itself in court again if it fails to diversify its assets and its main investment, Hershey Foods Corp. stock, plunges in value, a lawyer for the trust company argued Wednesday in Commonwealth Court.

Both the lawyer, Jack Stover, and the panel of judges raised the issue of whether state Attorney General Mike Fisher's efforts to block any sale of the candy giant could one day lead to the transformation of his office to the point where it could intervene in business decisions of not only trust board members, but public companies.

The court heard arguments by Stover and Deputy Attorney General Jerry Pappert on whether a Dauphin County Court judge's temporary restraining…

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