FRYAR v. GUSTE

Nos. 63149, 63166.

371 So.2d 742 (1979)

Milford L. FRYAR v. William F. GUSTE, Jr.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied June 25, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank M. Coates, Jr., Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips, Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-applicant in No. 63149 and for plaintiff-respondent in No. 63166.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Ellis C. Magee, Executive Asst. Atty. Gen., Kenneth C. DeJean, Thomas S. Halligan, Asst. Attys. Gen., John DiGiulio, Staff Atty., Baton Rouge, for defendant-respondent in No. 63149 and defendant-applicant in No. 63166.


BLANCHE, Justice.

Plaintiff and defendant both complain of error in the Court of Appeal decision reversing the trial court's dismissal of this suit and holding that certain of the files in the Attorney General's office are public records subject to examination by the plaintiff, a person qualified to inspect such records under the Public Records Act.

Plaintiff, Milford L. Fryar, a reporter for Capital City Press, sought access to records in the custody of the...

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