Legal Opinion

Springfield Terminal Railway Co. v. Department of Transportation

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided June 30, 2000PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtClifford, J.

[¶ 1] Springfield Terminal Railway Company appeals from a judgment entered in the Superior Court (Kennebec County, Studstrup, J.) in favor of the Department of Transportation affirming the Department’s decision to refuse to produce thirteen documents pursuant to the Freedom of Access Act. See 1 M.R.S.A. § 408 (1989).1 Springfield argues that the trial court erred in deciding that those documents were not “public records” as defined by 1 M.R.S.A. § 402(3) (Supp.1999).2 Finding no error, we affirm the judgment.

[¶ 2] Prior to 1991, Guilford Transportation Industries, Inc., the parent company of…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. In Re Grand Jury Proceedings. Appeal of Fmc Corporation, Douglas E. Kliever and Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & HamiltonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
  2. United States v. Construction Products Research, Inc. Five Star Products, Inc. And H. Nash BabcockCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
  3. National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa. v. Murray Sheet Metal Company, Incorporated, and Arkwright Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1992
  4. Lynn Martin, Secretary of Labor v. Bally's Park Place Hotel & Casino and Occupational Safety & Health Review CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
  5. Ashmead v. HarrisSupreme Court of Iowa · 1983

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3Cited by18 opinions

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  4. S.D. Warren Co. v. Eastern Electric Corp.District Court, D. Maine · 2001
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