Lefebvre v. Somersworth Shoe Co.

It is true that the records of the analyses referred to in the order against the Division of Industrial Hygiene were not made for the purpose of furnishing information to the public as a whole and are not public records in that sense. “It has been held that there is no general right of inspection of records of executive departments of the government which are not intended as notice, but are kept merely as evidence of the transactions in the departments.” 45 Am. Jur. 429. In order to make the inspection desired the plaintiff must establish her equitable right.

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