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PERRY v. BULLOCK

No. 27419.

409 S.C. 137 (2014)

761 S.E.2d 251

Joe PERRY and Osteen Publishing Co., Inc., Appellants, v. Harvin BULLOCK, in his capacity as Sumter County Coroner, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided July 16, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jay Bender , of Baker, Ravenel & Bender, L.L.P., of Columbia, for Appellants.

Andrew F. Lindemann , of Davidson & Lindemann, P.A., of Columbia, for Respondent.

Justice HEARN.

The central issue in this case is whether autopsy reports are "medical records" under Section 30-4-20(c) of the South Carolina Code (2007), and therefore exempt from disclosure under the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act, Title 30, Chapter 4 of the South Carolina Code (the FOIA). The appellants brought a declaratory judgment action under the FOIA requesting production of an autopsy report from a coroner...

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