State ex rel. Grosser v. Boy

Appellants contend that the records which they desire to examine are “public records” within the purview of E. C. 149.43, and, therefore, are required to be available for inspection.

E. C. 149.43 states:

“As used in this section, ‘public record’ means any record required to be kept by any governmental unit, including, but not limited to, state, county, city, village, township and school district units, except records pertaining to physical or psychiatric examinations, adoption, probation, and parole proceedings, and records the release of which is prohibited by state or federal law.

“All public…