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WEINBERG v. COM., STATE BD. OF EXAMINERS

509 Pa. 143 (1985)

501 A.2d 239

Harold WEINBERG, Appellee, v. COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided November 27, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ky Van Nguyen, Bureau of Professional & Occupational Affairs, Joyce McKeever, Pittsburgh, David F. Phifer, Dept. of State, Harrisburg, for appellant.

Kimber L. Latsha, Smith B. Gephart, Harrisburg, for appellee.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

LARSEN, Justice.

The sole issue in this appeal is whether appellant, the State Board of Examiners of Public Accountants, is barred by the equitable doctrine of estoppel by laches from instituting disciplinary proceedings against appellee Harold Weinberg for professional misconduct occurring in 1974. We hold that, under the circumstances of this case, laches does not operate to bar such disciplinary proceedings.

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