FOX v. BOCK

No. 87-1853.

149 Wis.2d 403 (1989)

438 N.W.2d 589

Peter D. FOX, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. William F. BOCK, Racine County Corporation Counsel, Defendant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided April 27, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiff-appellant there were briefs (in court of appeals) by Constantine, Christensen, Krohn & Kerscher, S.C., Racine, and oral argument by Charles H. Constantine.

For the defendant-respondent there were briefs (in court of appeals) by Kenneth F. Hostak, Emily S. Mueller, and Thompson & Coates, Ltd., Racine, and oral argument by Mr. Hostak.

Amicus curiae briefs (in court of appeals) were filed by Linda M. Clifford and LaFollette & Sinykin, Madison, for Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council and the Racine Journal Times; and by John K. O'Connell, Madison, for Wisconsin Counties Association.


STEINMETZ, J.

This appeal was certified to this court under the provisions of sec. 809.61, Stats. We accepted certification.

The issue in this case is whether a study conducted by the Institute for Liability Management, which was commissioned by and prepared for the Racine County Corporation Counsel's office, is a record as that term is defined in sec. 19.32(2), Stats.1 The trial court...

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