Legal Opinion
Kay Laboratories, Inc. v. District Court Ex Rel. Pueblo County
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided November 1, 1982No. 82SA215PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUBOFSKY, Justice.
In this original proceeding under C.A.R. 21, we directed the respondent Pueblo County district court to show cause why petitioner Kay Laboratories’ motion to compel discovery of a hospital incident report for use in defending a products liability and negligence action should not be granted. We hold that the court’s denial of the motion constituted an abuse of discretion and now make the rule absolute.
In the underlying action, June McMichael brought suit in Pueblo County district court against Kay Laboratories and St. Mary-Cor-win Hospital of Pueblo seeking damages for…
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