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OSHKOSH NORTHWESTERN CO. v. OSHKOSH LIBRARY BD.

No. 84-1220.

125 Wis.2d 480 (1985)

373 N.W.2d 459

OSHKOSH NORTHWESTERN COMPANY, Petitioner-Appellant, v. OSHKOSH LIBRARY BOARD, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided July 17, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the petitioner-appellant, there were briefs by Brady C. Williamson and Linda M. Clifford of La Follette, Sinykin, Anderson & Munson, of Madison. Oral argument by Brady C. Williamson.

For the respondent, there was a brief and oral argument by John Pence, city attorney, of Oshkosh.

Before Scott, C.J., Brown, P.J., and Nettesheim, J.

NETTESHEIM, J.

The only issue on appeal is whether the circuit court properly refused to grant a petition for mandamus to compel disclosure of records reflecting motions and roll call votes which occurred during closed meetings of the Oshkosh Library Board. Because the library board failed to give sufficient reasons for denying access to the requested records, we are persuaded that the circuit court erred. We therefore reverse and remand.

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