WEBSTER COUNTY ABSTRACT CO. v. Atkison

GARY W. LYNCH, Judge.

Two land title companies, Webster County Abstract Company, Inc. (“WCAC”), and D.D. Hamilton Company (“Hamilton”), sued the Recorder of Deeds of Webster County, claiming that the recorder violated the Sunshine Law, see section 610.010 et. seq., by charging fees for electronic copies of land records that exceeded the actual cost of reproducing those records. 1 The trial court entered summary judgment in favor of the recorder on all claims of liability. Finding that summary judgment was appropriate, we affirm.

Factual and Procedural Background

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