DURHAM HERALD CO., INC. v. COUNTY OF DURHAM

No. 39PA93.

435 S.E.2d 317 (1993)

334 N.C. 677

The DURHAM HERALD CO., INC. v. COUNTY OF DURHAM, William V. Bell, Becky Heron, Maryann Black, Deborah Giles, and Ellen Reckhow.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

October 8, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Haywood, Denny, Miller, Johnson, Sessoms & Patrick by Robert E. Levin and George W. Miller, Jr., Durham, for plaintiff-appellant.

Thomas Russell Odom, Durham, for defendant-appellees.


EXUM, Chief Justice.

When Durham County Sheriff Roland Leary resigned effective 31 December 1992, the Durham County Board of Commissioners (Board) advertised the vacancy and solicited applications from persons interested in filling it. After the Board denied plaintiff access to the applications it had received, plaintiff, contending the applications were subject to disclosure under the Public Records Law, Chapter 132 of the General Statutes, brought this action seeking...

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