Wells v. Lewis

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Wells vs. Lewis Number: Year: 1901 State: Ohio Court: Superior Court of Cinncinati Other lawsuits in Ohio Other lawsuits in 1901 Precedents include: This case established the importance and justification for open records in Ohio prior to the 1963 legislation.

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Wells v. Lewis was a 1901 lawsuit before the Superior Court of Cincinnati concerning open records.

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In its decision, the court wrote, "As public records are but the people's records, it would seem necessarily to follow that unless forbidden by a constitution or statute, the right of the people to examine their own records must remain."