Penn Jersey Advance, Inc. v. Grim

OPINION BY

Judge LEAVITT.

Scott M. Grim, in his capacity as Lehigh County Coroner (Coroner), appeals two orders of the Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County (trial court) directing Coroner to deposit with the Clerk of Courts of Lehigh County all of his official records and papers for the year 2005, including but not limited to an autopsy report for one Jesse Solimán. In this case we consider whether a coroner is required to file an autopsy report as part of his “official records and papers” under Section 1251 of the act referred to herein as the Coroner’s Act, 1 16 P.S. § 1251. 2

On March 25,…