Matheson v. Bangor Publishing Co.

This report under M.R.Civ.P. 72(c) seeks our interlocutory review of a Superior Court ruling that defendant Reynolds in a discovery deposition must reveal the identity of a source of information he allegedly consulted prior to writing an editorial for the Bangor Daily News. Since we conclude the constitutional issue attempted to be raised by the parties is not appropriate for us to address on this record and at this stage of the proceeding, we discharge the report as improvident.

This report comes to us on an agreed statement of facts. Plaintiff Jean Mathe-son brought this action in the…