Legal Opinion
Moorehead v. Arnold
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided October 19, 1981No. 2 CA-CIV 4187PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BIRDSALL, Judge.
Is petitioner, in her individual capacity and as president of the Citizens Against Annexation, entitled to inspect certain petitions for annexation of an area northwest of the city by the City of Tucson? That is the question presented by this petition for special action. The respondent court, in similar proceedings below, refused to order disclosure of the petitions. We do not agree with that ruling and since the circumstances justify appellate intervention at this juncture, we assume jurisdiction.
A.R.S. § 39-121 provides:
“Public records and other matters in the office of any…
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