State Ex Rel. Hodge v. Town of Turtle Lake

The Town of Turtle Lake Supervisory Board (Board) deliberated in closed session on Warren E. Hodge's (Hodge) permit application to store junked automobiles. The court of appeals held that the Board's actions were authorized under the exemption to the Open Meetings Law which allows closed deliberations concerning a case which is the subject of any judicial or quasi-judicial trial or hearing. Hodge seeks review, arguing that the exemption does not apply. We agree. We conclude that the hearing, including the closed deliberations, was not a "case" within the meaning of the exemption found in the…