SAPP ROOFING v. SHEET METAL WORKERS'


552 Pa. 105 (1998)

713 A.2d 627

SAPP ROOFING COMPANY, INC., Appellant, v. SHEET METAL WORKERS' INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION, LOCAL UNION NO. 12, and North Hills School District and W. David Hall, as records custodian for North Hills School District, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided June 24, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Orie, Jr., Pittsburgh, for Sapp Roofing Company, Inc.

Ernest B. Orsatti, Pittsburgh, for Sheet Metal Workers International Association.

Michael J. Witherel, Pittsburgh, for North Hills School District & W. David Hall.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, and NIGRO, JJ.


OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

CASTILLE, Justice.

The issue in this appeal is whether the Right to Know Act, 65 P.S. § 66.2, which provides that "[e]very public record of an agency shall, at reasonable times, be open for examination and inspection by any citizen of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania," gives a labor union the right of access to a private contractor's payroll records which are in the possession of a public agency for...

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