Dayton Newspaper, Inc. v. City of Dayton

Plaintiffs, a newspaper publisher and its reporter, appellants herein, complain of private meetings of the defendants, commissioners of the city of Dayton, ap-pellees herein, to which meetings plaintiffs were denied admittance. The prayer of the petition is for a declaratory judgment, and a permanent injunction enjoining defendants from denying plaintiffs access to any meetings of the city commissioners. Plaintiffs bring the action on behalf of themselves, all affected news media, and all citizens and taxpayers of the defendant city.

The case in its inception had particular reference to an…