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VILLAGE OF BUTLER v. COHEN

No. 90-1062.

163 Wis.2d 819 (1991)

472 N.W.2d 579

VILLAGE OF BUTLER, a municipal corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Barry S. COHEN, Defendant-Respondent. VILLAGE OF ELM GROVE, a municipal corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Dudley A. WILLIAMS, Defendant-Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided June 19, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the plaintiffs-appellants there were briefs by Linda de la Mora and Paul E. Alexy of de la Mora & de la Mora of Elm Grove. There was oral argument by Linda de la Mora.

On behalf of the defendants-respondents there was a brief and oral argument by Timothy J. O'Brien of William A. Pangman & Associates, S.C. of Waukesha.

Before Nettesheim, P.J., Brown and Scott, JJ.

SCOTT, J.

This declaratory judgment action involves the Public Records Law, secs. 19.31 through 19.39, Stats. The villages of Butler and Elm Grove appeal from an order denying their motion for summary judgment and compelling them to disclose certain police officer personnel files. The villages argue that the trial court failed to examine the public policy balancing test conducted by the record custodians. We agree. We reverse because public policy weighs in favor...

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