Legal Opinion
Richmond County Hospital Authority v. Southeastern Newspapers Corp.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 18, 1984No. 40353, 40366PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, Justice.
Southeastern Newspapers Corp., publisher of two Augusta newspapers, requested from the Richmond County Hospital Authority, as operators of University Hospital in Augusta, certain information identifying the names, salaries, and job titles of hospital employees earning more than $28,000 annually. The hospital refused to provide this information and on June 7,1983, Southeastern filed suit to compel disclosure. The superior court ruled that the hospital authority is subject to OCGA §§ 50-18-70 (Code Ann. 40-2701) and 72(a) (Code Ann. § 40-2703) (commonly but unofficially known as…
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