Haney v. Yates

COOPER, Justice.

In the present matter, the Court of Appeals granted Appellee Yates’ motion for a writ of prohibition to enjoin a Jefferson Circuit Court discovery order. Appellant, Barbara Haney, administratrix of the estate of Betty Emmons, now seeks review of that adverse decision in this Court. The only question to be decided is whether a privilege precludes discovery.

Leonard Yates is a taxi driver in the city of Louisville. He works as an independent contractor to the Yellow Cab Company of Louisville (Yellow Cab) and leases taxicabs from that company. On November 3, 1997, Yates, driving a…