Legal Opinion
Perkins v. Freedom of Information Commission
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided December 21, 1993No. 14733PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, C. J.
The principal issue in this appeal is the proper scope of the “invasion of personal privacy” *160exception codified in General Statutes § 1-19 (b) (2)1 of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).2 The defendant freedom of information commission (FOIC), ordered the defendant John Gawrys, superintendent of the New Fairfield public schools, to disclose the sick leave records of the plaintiff school teacher, Karen Perkins, to the defendants Arthur E. Azzarito and the New Fairfield Taxpayers Association (association). The plaintiff appealed to the Superior Court, which reversed the decision of the FOIC…
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