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MORTON v. SKRINE

33858, 33859.

242 Ga. 844 (1979)

252 S.E.2d 408

MORTON v. SKRINE et al. STEWART et al. v. MORTON et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided January 5, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nicholson & Meals, Robert N. Meals, A. Lee Parks, Jr., Altman & McGraw, Sol Altman, Carlisle, Chason & McCrae, Edwin A. Carlisle, for appellant (Case No. 33858).

Hansell, Post, Brandon & Dorsey, Albert G. Norman, Jr., John E. Zamer, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, John C. Jones, Staff Assistant Attorney General, for appellees (Case No. 33858).

Hansell, Post, Brandon & Dorsey, Albert G. Norman, Jr., John E. Zamer, for appellants (Case No 33859).

Nicholson & Meals, Robert N. Meals, Robert N. Meals, Altman, McGraw & Loftiss, Sol Altman, Carlisle, Chason & McCrae, Edwin A. Carlisle, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, John C. Jones, Staff Assistant Attorney General, for appellees (Case No. 33859).

HALL, Justice.

The primary issue presented on this appeal is the meaning of Code Ann. § 84-916 (d) governing the confidentiality of an investigatory file compiled about a physician's medical practice by a state examining body. Appeal No. 33858 is brought by the physician from an adverse decision in his mandamus action seeking access to the investigatory file. Consolidated with the appeal for decision is another appeal, No. 33859, brought by certain newspaper...

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