Charlton v. Tennant

Scott Charlton petitions for review of an order of the circuit court denying him access to tax returns and business statements of respondents. We grant writ of certiorari and reverse upon the following facts:

Scott Charlton sued Ralph Tennant and Gordon Shirah for invasion of privacy and libel. He demanded punitive damages. Thereafter Charlton served respondents with a notice of request to produce, pursuant to Fla.R.Civ.P. 1.350, calling upon them to produce for inspection or copying income tax returns, personal or business profit and loss statements and balance sheets for the years 1975…