Friedman v. Burritt

Application for a peremptory mandamus order commanding the respondents to turn over to the petitioner a certified copy of an accident report made by one Ralph Meyer, a common carrier operating an omnibus line, and an investigation report made by a motor vehicle inspector in the matter of the same accident.

Even though the petitioner, who was the driver of the bus in question, asserts that he seeks said reports for the sole purpose of instituting an action against a party other than the bus owner, it is held that the commission’s refusal to furnish copies of said reports was proper. The report…