State Ex Rel. Hall v. Cook

HYDE, Judge.

Original proceeding in prohibition to prevent the respondent Judge from requiring relators to answer certain interrogatories. Relators are partners in the operation of a limestone quarry and were sued by August and Bernadine Wassman (hereinafter called plaintiffs) for $40,000.00 actual damages and $50,000.00 punitive damages, alleging injuries to their property and personal damages and discomfort from the operation of relators’ quarry.

The issue raised by relators is whether respondent Judge exceeded his jurisdiction in requiring relators to answer the following interrogatories…