Kilgore v. RW Page Corporation, 1991

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Kilgore vs. RW Page Corporation Number: 261 Ga. 410 Year: 1991 State: Georgia Other lawsuits in Georgia Other lawsuits in 1991 Precedents include:

Contents 1 Important precedents 2 Background 3 Supporters of the FOIA request 4 Criticisms of the FOIA request 5 Ruling of the court 6 Associated cases 7 See also 8 External links 9 References

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Kilgore v. RW Page Corporation was a case before the Georgia Supreme Court in 1991 concerning open meetings laws.

[edit] Important precedents

[edit] Background

Kilgore v. R. W. Page Corp., 261 Ga. 410 (1991) (Bell, J.): Trial court (Whisnant, J.) held that a coroner's inquest must be conducted in a manner open to the public. Affirmed. The Court held that coroner's inquest must be open under the Open Meetings Act. "[T]he Open Meetings Act does not by its terms exempt from its coverage meetings concerning a pending criminal investigation. ... Moreover, there is no provision in the Open Meetings Act granting this Court the authority to fashion a public-interest test for determining whether meetings required to be open by the Act should nevertheless be closed."^[1]

[edit] Supporters of the FOIA request

[edit] Criticisms of the FOIA request

[edit] Ruling of the court

[edit] Associated cases

[edit] See also

• Georgia Open Meetings Act
• Georgia Open Records Act

[edit] External links

[edit] References

1. ↑ Synopsis of Georgia Open Meetings Act Cases