PRESS-ENTERPRISE v. BENTON SCH. DIST.


146 Pa.Commw. 203 (1992)

604 A.2d 1221

PRESS-ENTERPRISE, INC., Appellant, v. BENTON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT and George Miller, Appellees.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 4, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alvin J. Luschas, for appellant.

Robert W. Waeger, for appellees.

John C. Sullivan, for amicus curiae, Pennsylvania Newspapers Publishers' Ass'n.

Before CRAIG, President Judge, McGINLEY, Judge (P.), and BARBIERI, Senior Judge.


CRAIG, President Judge.

Press-Enterprise, Inc. appeals from a decision of the Court of Common Pleas of Columbia County sustaining the appellees' preliminary objections in the nature of a demurrer because Press-Enterprise, Inc. allegedly lacks standing in this case. We reverse and remand for future proceedings, to reach the merits.

The issue is whether a publisher of a newspaper has standing to bring an action against a school district for alleged violations...

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