Fox v. Bock

This appeal was certified to this court under the provisions of sec. 809.61, Stats. We accepted certification.

The issue in this case is whether a study conducted by the Institute for Liability Management, which was commissioned by and prepared for the Racine County Corporation Counsel’s office, is a record as that term is defined in sec. 19.32(2), Stats. The trial court found it was not a record. We hold it was a record.

William F. Bock has been the Racine County Corporation Counsel since 1976. The Deputy Corporation Counsel was Susan Torok. In late 1985 and early 1986, Bock became concerned…