Legal Opinion
Campbell v. Town of MacHias
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided July 19, 1995PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIPEZ, Justice.
Lisa Campbell appeals from the judgment entered in the Superior Court (Washington County, Alexander, J.) denying her access to documents in the possession of the Machias Police Department. She contends that the department was obliged to grant her access to the documents under Maine’s Freedom of Access Act, 1 M.R.S.A. §§ 401-410 (1989 & Supp.1994) [hereinafter “Act”]. We disagree, and accordingly affirm the judgment.
Background
Lisa Campbell met with an officer of Mac-hias Savings Bank in January of 1993 to discuss a delinquent loan. Her loan file was missing from the bank after…
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