Foster v. Heard

OPINION

STEPHANOW, Justice.

Relator seeks relief from the respondent’s order excluding from discovery a post-accident investigation report made by the employees or agents of the real party-in-interest, Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company. Before this Court granted relator’s motion for leave, Panhandle filed a response to relator’s petition for writ of mandamus.

The relator’s son was killed in an explosion on November 13, 1986 that occurred while the son was attempting to thaw a pipe at a Panhandle facility. On February 5, 1987, relator filed suit and then sought production of “all statements…