Ex Parte Pegram

Harvey L. Pegram has petitioned this Court for a writ of mandamus directing the Marshall Circuit Court to dissolve a stay and to set his case for trial.

Pegram and William J. Hebding were two of the principals that founded Comptronix Corporation in 1984. Pegram and Hebding developed professional and personal differences regarding Comptronix; Hebding, as chief executive officer, demoted Pegram from the position of executive vice president in charge of material management and procurement and subsequently discharged him. Pegram sued Comptronix and Hebding, alleging breach of contract, fraud, and…