Substation Products Corp. v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.

ALMON, Justice.

This is an original petition for writ of mandamus filed by Reliance Insurance Company, Tony Craft and The Nolen Agency.

The respondents are Judge William C. Barber, of the Jefferson County Circuit Court, and the other parties to the action pending in the Circuit Court.

The petition seeks to set aside an order issued by Judge Barber on July 3, 1979, which denied petitioners a right to a jury trial. The order also refused to add Dennis Mining Supply and Equipment, Inc., as a necessary party and limited the scope of discovery as to James H. Dennis, Sr.

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