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Accusations Fly in Hershey Case.

The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA)

| September 12, 2002 | COPYRIGHT 2007 The Philadelphia Inquirer. 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: Craig R. McCoy

Sep. 12--HARRISBURG, Pa.-- The state Attorney General's Office told an appeals court yesterday that the charitable trust that controls Hershey Foods Corp. was rushing to sell the company even though the trust was flush with billions of dollars.

Pointedly referring to the trust as "these people," First Deputy Attorney General Gerald J. Pappert said, "There is no reason for these people to sell this company."

The arguments came during a hearing on the trust's appeal of a lower-court ruling temporarily preventing any sale of the chocolate giant.

The appeals court, a panel of five Commonwealth Court judges, is expected…

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