Hovis v. Hovis

518 Pa. 137 (1988)

541 A.2d 1378

James E. HOVIS, Appellant,

v.

Mary Lou HOVIS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued March 7, 1988.

Decided May 20, 1988.

Stewart B. Barmen, Denise Wilsher Ford, Rothman, Gordon, Foreman & Groudine, Pittsburgh, for appellant.

Walter A. Koegler, Lynn MacBeth, Pittsburgh, for appellee.

Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, ZAPPALA, PAPADAKOS and STOUT, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

LARSEN, Justice.

The issue before this Court is under what circumstances potential tax liability should be considered in the valuation of marital property for purposes of…