City of Denison v. Grisham

AKIN, Justice.

Both parties to a civil suit have filed petitions for writs of mandamus complaining of discovery orders of the trial court. Donald and Dixie Lee Medford filed suit in the 336th Judicial District Court, Judge Ray F. Grisham presiding, to recover damages from the City of Denison for the flooding of their property. The City’s petition complains of that portion of the trial court’s April 8, 1986, discovery order refusing to compel delivery of certain writings used to refresh the Medfords’ memories during their depositions. The Med-fords’ petition seeks to vacate another provision…