Supreme Court of Connecticut, 1997

Shew v. Freedom of Information Commission

Shew v. Freedom of Information Commission
Supreme Court of Connecticut · Decided June 5, 1997
241 Conn. 914; 696 A.2d 340; 1997 Conn. LEXIS 206

Shew v. Freedom of Information Commission

Opinion of the Court

The named defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 44 Conn. App. 611 (AC 15279), is granted, limited to the following issues:

“1. Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that the communications by town employees to Attorney Stuhlman were covered by the attorney-client privilege, subject to the factual determinations required by Upjohn v. United States, 449 U.S. 383, 101 S. Ct. 677, 66 L. Ed. 2d 584 (1981)?

“2. Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that the documents in question were preliminary drafts or notes within the meaning of General Statutes § 1-19 (b) (1)?”

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