State v. Sherman Oil Company

Pennewill, C. J.,

delivering the opinion of the court:

This case is before the court on a motion to quash certain parts of respondent’s answer or return to the alternative writ.

There are three questions raised by the petition and answer:(1) The right of the petitioner to inspect the books and papers of the defendant company.(2) The right to inspect the books and papers of the Gates Oil Company.(3) The right to make copies of such books and papers.

The right of the petitioner to inspect the books and papers of the Sherman Oil Company, the respondent, is not seriously controverted; indeed, it is…