MISSOULIAN v. BOARD OF REGENTS OF HIGHER EDUC.

No. 82-269.

675 P.2d 962 (1984)

The MISSOULIAN, A DIVISION OF LEE ENTERPRISES, INC., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. BOARD OF REGENTS OF HIGHER EDUCATION and John Richardson, Commissioner of Higher Education, Defendants and Respondents.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided January 23, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Miloragovich, Dale & Dye; Harold V. Dye argued, Missoula, for appellant.

G. Steven Brown argued, LeRoy Schramm, Montana University System, Helena, for respondents.

Jayne Mitchell, Helena, for Dept. of Admin. amicus curiae.


WEBER, Justice.

Plaintiff Missoulian appeals from summary judgment granted by the First Judicial District Court, Lewis and Clark County. The action was brought by the Missoulian under the Montana Constitution and Open Meeting Act, challenging closure by the Board of Regents (Board) of a job performance evaluation meeting concerning presidents of the six university system units. The District Court granted summary judgment, upholding the legality of the meeting closure...

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