State ex rel. Gray v. Brigham

CRIST, Presiding Judge.

Appeal from the issuance of a Peremptory Writ of Mandamus. We affirm.

On September 22, 1980, the Circuit Court of St. Louis County issued a Peremptory Writ of Mandamus. This writ ordered the Building Commissioner of the City of Brentwood to allow inspection and copying of all applications for occupancy permits and occupancy permits issued by the City of Brentwood, Missouri. The commissioner appeals alleging that the occupancy permits are not public records within the purview of §§ 109.180, 109.190 and 610.010(4), RSMo. 1978. We disagree.

Public records are defined in §…