Copher v. MacKey

Andrews, Judge.

We granted defendant Copher’s application for interlocutory appeal to consider two discovery orders in this automobile accident suit. The trial court concluded that the limit of 50 interrogatories set out in OCGA § 9-11-33 was a “per set” and not cumulative limit and that a statement given by Copher to his own insurance company was not work product. We disagree.

Copher and Mackey were involved in a wreck in 1993, as a result of which Mackey sued Copher. During the litigation, Mackey served three separate sets of interrogatories, no set of which totaled over 50, including…