BANGOR PUB. CO. v. TOWN OF BUCKSPORT


682 A.2d 227 (1996)

BANGOR PUBLISHING CO. v. TOWN OF BUCKSPORT et al.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided August 16, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernard J. Kubetz, Thad B. Zmistowski (orally) Eaton, Peabody, Bradford & Veague, Bangor, for Plaintiff.

Catherine R. Connors (orally), Pierce, Atwood, Portland, Michelle M. Robert, Department of Attorney General, Augusta, Robert J. Crawford, Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson, Portland, for Defendants.

Before WATHEN, C.J., and ROBERTS, GLASSMAN, RUDMAN, and LIPEZ, JJ.


ROBERTS, Justice.

Bangor Publishing Company appeals from the judgment entered in the Superior Court (Kennebec County, Alexander, J.) in favor of the defendants, the Town of Bucksport, Champion International Corporation, and the State Board of Property Tax Review. The court held that Bangor Publishing has no right, pursuant to the Freedom of Access Act, 1 M.R.S.A. §§ 401-410 (1989 & Supp. 1995) (the Act), to compel disclosure of documents filed...

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