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HOME NEWS PUB. v. DEPT. OF HEALTH

239 N.J. Super. 172 (1990)

570 A.2d 1267

THE HOME NEWS PUBLISHING COMPANY, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. STATE OF NEW JERSEY, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND THE NEW JERSEY STATE REGISTRAR, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided March 1, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Cafferty argued the cause for appellant (McGimpsey & Cafferty, attorneys; Thomas J. Cafferty and David Scott Mack, on the brief).

Michael J. Haas, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent (Peter N. Perretti, Jr., Attorney General, attorney; Michael R. Clancy, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel; Michael J. Haas, on the brief).

Before O'BRIEN, HAVEY and STERN.

The opinion of the court was delivered by O'BRIEN, J.A.D.

This case involves plaintiff newspaper's right to random inspection of records of deaths registered within a stated period of time with defendant State Registrar of Vital Statistics.1 The trial judge dismissed the newspaper's complaint which asserted both a common law right to such random inspection as well as a right under the Right to Know Law. N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq...

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