Arnold v. City of Chattanooga

OPINION

FRANKS, J.

In this action to inspect documents in the possession of the defendants, the Trial Judge ordered defendants to ‘permit the inspection and reproduction of the full volume report prepared by Decosimo’s Management Consultants, and the written report of the Public Finance Administration. Defendants obtained a stay of the Trial Court’s judgment, and appealed the matter to this Court.

Jon Kimsey is the Mayor (‘Mayor’) of the City of Chattanooga (‘City’). During the summer of 1998, the Mayor met with several officials of the Tennessee American Water Company (‘Tennessee-American’),…