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STATE EX REL. DISPATCH PRINTING CO. v. WELLS

No. 84-836.

18 Ohio St. 3d 382 (1985)

THE STATE, EX REL. DISPATCH PRINTING CO. ET AL., v. WELLS, SECRETARY, LOGAN CIVIL SERVICE COMM., ET AL.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided August 7, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, John W. Zeiger, Michael H. Carpenter and Todd S. Swatsler, for relators.

Michael Barr, city attorney, and Schwer, Taggart, Wehler, Emerich & Winks, James F. Peifer and Jerome M. Strozdas, for respondents.

Per Curiam.

It is well-settled law in this state that a writ of mandamus is the appropriate remedy to enforce the public's right to gain access to public records under R.C. 149.43. See State, ex rel. Plain Dealer Publishing Co., v. Lesak (1984), 9 Ohio St.3d 1; State, ex rel. Public Employees Retirees, v. PERS (1979), 60 Ohio St.2d 93 [14 O.O...

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