State ex rel. Ford v. Adolf

DOWD, Presiding Judge.

Relator seeks to have a preliminary writ of mandamus made absolute, compelling respondent to vacate his order sustaining defendants’ objections to certain interrogatories served them by relator. The issue presented involves the scope of discoverable information for purposes of determining financial wealth in an action seeking punitive damages.

In the underlying action, plaintiff-relator sought actual and punitive damages against defendants, both attorneys, for wrongful garnishment. Defendants, seeking to enforce a foreign judgment entered pursuant to a dissolution decree…