FORUM PUB. CO. v. CITY OF FARGO

Civ. No. 11161.

391 N.W.2d 169 (1986)

The FORUM PUBLISHING COMPANY, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. The CITY OF FARGO, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of North Dakota.

July 18, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vogel, Brantner, Kelly, Knutson, Weir & Bye, Fargo, for plaintiff and appellee; argued by H. Patrick Weir and Lori J. Beck.

Solberg, Stewart, Boulger & Miller, Fargo, for defendant and appellant; argued by Wayne O. Solberg.


ERICKSTAD, Chief Justice.

The City of Fargo (City) appeals from a writ of mandamus ordering it to deliver to the Forum Publishing Company and other members of the media the applications and records disclosing the names and qualifications of applicants for Chief of Police of Fargo. We affirm.

When the Chief of the Fargo Police Department announced his retirement, effective January 4, 1986, the Fargo City Commission...

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