Rayne State Bank v. Mouton

In a suit pending between plaintiff and defendant, in the parish of Lafayette, the defendant sought and obtained an order directing the relator, Hibernia Bank & Trust Company, to produce before the district court in said parish of Lafayette, certain books, papers, documents, and writings then in the possession of said relator at its domicile in the parish of Orleans; and the trial judge being about to insist upon compliance with his said order, the relator applied to this court for relief by writ of prohibition.

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It is well settled that even a party to the litigation cannot be compelled, to…