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EAU CLAIRE PRESS CO. v. GORDON

No. 92-1570.

176 Wis.2d 154 (1993)

499 N.W.2d 918

EAU CLAIRE PRESS CO. and Janean Marti, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Paul GORDON and City of Chippewa Falls, Defendants-Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided January 26, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the plaintiffs-appellants, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Linda M. Clifford of LaFollette & Sinykin of Madison.

On behalf of the defendants-respondents, the cause was submitted on the brief of Paul Gordon of Chippewa Falls.

Before Cane, P.J., LaRocque and Myse, JJ.

CANE, P.J.

The Eau Claire Press Co. and Janean Marti (the newspaper) appeal a judgment denying them attorney fees, costs, damages and punitive damages under sec. 19.37, Stats., the state open records law. We conclude that the newspaper is entitled to its attorney fees, costs and damages under sec. 19.37 because the mandamus action it initiated was a substantial factor in causing the city to release the requested information. However, it is not entitled to punitive...

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