Legal Opinion
SWB YANKEES LLC v. Wintermantel
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 29, 2012No. 44 MAP 2011PublishedCited by 115 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice SAYLOR.
This appeal concerns the application of Pennsylvania’s recently revamped Right-to-Know Law to certain documents in the possession of a private entity serving as the management agent for a municipal authority in the operation of a minor league baseball stadium.
Background
In 1985, the Board of Commissioners of Lackawanna County formed the Multi-Purpose Stadium Authority of Lackawanna County (the “Stadium Authority” or the “Authority”), invoking the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945.1 According to its Articles of Incorporation, the Authority’s main purpose is:
To acquire,…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Program Administration Services, Inc. v. Dauphin County General AuthoritySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
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3Cited by115 opinions
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- Pennsylvania State EduCation Ass'n ex rel. Wilson v. Commonwealth, Department of Community & Economic DevelopmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
- PA State Police, Aplt. v. Grove, M.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
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