GANNETT CO. v. CLERK'S OFF.


157 Misc.2d 349 (1993)

596 N.Y.S.2d 968

In the Matter of Gannett Co., Inc., Petitioner, v. City Clerk's Office et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court, Monroe County.

March 15, 1993


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nixon, Hargrave, Devans & Doyle (Carol E. Warren of counsel), for petitioner. Louis N. Kash, Corporation Counsel of Rochester (Jeffrey Eichner of counsel), for respondents.


FRANCIS A. AFFRONTI, J.

This court is presented with an issue of first impression, relating to whether the names of marriage license applicants are subject to disclosure for general publication purposes.

Specifically, the petitioner, a journalistic organization, seeks a judgment under CPLR article 78 directing respondents to provide the names of those couples to whom marriage licenses have been issued...

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