Legal Opinion
Doe v. Sears
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 3, 1980No. 35604, 35647PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Nichols, Chief Justice.
The issues in this appeal and cross appeal are whether the Open Records Laws, Code Ann. § 40-2701 et seq., apply to the Housing Authority and, if so, whether certain tenants of the authority have an unwaived constitutional, statutory, or common law right of privacy that would be infringed upon by disclosure of records which identify those tenants and state the amounts they owe as unpaid rents.
The issues arise as a result of investigative reporting by The Atlanta Constitution, a daily newspaper. Edward M. Sears, Jr., as a citizen and as managing editor of the newspaper,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Pavesich v. New England Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Gouldman-Taber Pontiac, Inc. v. ZerbstSupreme Court of Georgia · 1957
- Davis v. General Finance & Thrift Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1950
- Haggard v. ShawCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1959
- Griffin-Spalding County Hospital Authority v. Radio Station WKEUSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Union Leader Corp. v. New Hampshire Housing Finance AuthoritySupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1997
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- Richmond County Hospital Authority v. Southeastern Newspapers Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1984
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