Hall v. Goodwin

ALMA WILSON, Justice:

The question before this Court concerns whether an insurance company should be compelled under the Discovery Code to produce a statement taken by its attorney during an investigation of a claim prior to that claim’s denial. We find that under these facts the insurance company must produce the statement.

On March 25, 1987, a fire destroyed the Hall’s (petitioners’) property which was insured by the real party in interest, Oklahoma Farmers Union Mutual Insurance Company (Farmers). In their application to assume original jurisdiction, the petitioners allege that a statement…