1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. S.C.
  4. 295 S.C.
  5. 295 S.C. 31 (1988)
 

KNIGHT PUBLISHING CO. v. USC

22851

295 S.C. 31 (1988)

367 S.E.2d 20

The KNIGHT PUBLISHING COMPANY d/b/a The Charlotte Observer, Respondent v. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA and Carroll Campbell, Presiding Officer, ex-Officio, Othniel H. Wienges, Jr., Chairman; Michael J. Mungo, Vice Chairman; R. Markley Dennis, Sr., Chairman Emeritus; Herbert C. Adams; Robert M. Bennett; Samuel A. Benson; William L. Bethea, Jr.; James Bradley; Michael L. Fair, ex-Officio; C. Edward Floyd; E. Cater Floyd; Samuel R. Foster, II; T. Ed Garrison, ex-Officio; Paul S. Goldsmith; Lily-Roland Hall; William Hubbard; Charles E. Simons, III; Louis C. Sossamon; Larry C. Weston; Charlie G. Williams; ex-Officio; Edward K. Pritchard, Jr., ex-Officio, as members of the Board of Trustees of the University of South Carolina, Appellants. John MONK, individually and in his capacity as a reporter for The Knight Publishing Company d/b/a The Charlotte Observer, Respondent v. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA and Carroll Campbell, Presiding Officer, ex-Officio, Othniel H. Wienges, Jr., Chairman; Michael J. Mungo, Vice Chairman; R. Markley Dennis, Sr., Chairman Emeritus; Herbert C. Adams; Robert M. Bennett; Samuel A. Benson; William L. Bethea, Jr.; James Bradley; Michael L. Fair, ex-Officio; C. Edward Floyd; E. Cater Floyd; Samuel R. Foster, II; T. Ed Garrison, ex-Officio; Paul S. Goldsmith; Lily-Roland Hall; William Hubbard; Charles E. Simons, III; Louis C. Sossamon; Larry C. Weston; Charlie G. Williams; ex-Officio; Edward K. Pritchard, Jr., ex-Officio, as members of the Board of Trustees of the University of South Carolina, Appellants.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided March 28, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas E. McCutchen and Hoover C. Blanton of Whaley, McCutchen, Blanton & Rhodes, Columbia, for appellants.

Thomas S. Tisdale of Young, Clement, Rivers & Tisdale, Charleston, and Jonathan E. Buchan, Jr. of Helms, Mullis, & Johnston, Charlotte, N.C., for respondents.

Heard Feb. 2, 1988.

Decided March 28, 1988.

Per Curiam:

Respondents commenced these actions seeking disclosure of information pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), S.C. Code Ann. §§ 30-4-10 to -110 (Supp. 1986).1 This appeal is from an order allowing discovery of certain documents and ordering limited depositions.2 We vacate the order.

The appealed order...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases