McCAMBRIDGE v. LITTLE ROCK

No. 87-352.

766 S.W.2d 909 (1989)

298 Ark. 219

Mercedes McCAMBRIDGE and Richard L. Lawrence, Executor of the Estate of John Lawrence Markle, Appellants, v. The CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, et al., Appellees, Little Rock Newspaper, Inc.; Arkansas Gazette Company; Attorney General Steve Clark, Intervenors.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

March 13, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harvey L. Bell, Stephen P. Bilheimer, Little Rock, for appellants.

Mark Stodola, City Atty., Steve Clark, Atty. Gen., Phillip Carroll, William L. Owen, Wright, Lindsey & Jennings, Little Rock, for appellees.


DUDLEY, Justice.

The primary issue in this case is whether the constitutional right to privacy should bar disclosure of public records which would otherwise be available for public inspection under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act.

I. FACTS

Richard Lawrence, an attorney, testified at trial that he received a telephone call from his client, John Markle, at four o'clock on the morning of November 16, 1987. Lawrence disclosed to the police what...

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