BELTH v. BENNETT

No. 86-429.

740 P.2d 638 (1987)

Joseph M. BELTH, as an individual and as Editor of the Insurance Forum, Plaintiff/Petitioner and Respondent, v. Andrea Bennett, State Auditor and Commissioner of Insurance of the State of Montana, Defendant/Respondent and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided July 2, 1987.

Rehearing Denied August 26, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Throssell, argued, Helena, for defendant/respondent and appellant.

Jonathan Motl, argued, Helena, for plaintiff/petitioner and respondent.

Paul Van Tricht, Legal Affairs, Dept. of Revenue, Charles E. Erdmann, Nat. Ass'n of Ins. Com'rs, Helena, and Sandra L. Gilfillan, Kansas City, Mo., for amicus curiae.


GULBRANDSON, Justice.

Andrea Bennett, the State Auditor and Commissioner of Insurance for the State of Montana, appeals a Lewis and Clark County District Court order directing her to provide respondent Joseph Belth with access to data and analyses in appellant's possession which relate to insurance companies. The issues on appeal are:

(1) whether a corporation, as well as a natural person, can assert the right to privacy exception in Section 9, Article II...

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