Hutchinson v. Farm Family Casualty Insurance

Opinion

SULLIVAN, C. J.

The plaintiffs1 filed a bill of discovery against the defendant, Farm Family Casualty Insurance *35Company, seeking the production of certain materials covered by the attorney-client privilege that were contained in the defendant’s files pertaining to the plaintiffs’ insurance claim. After a hearing and an in camera review of the privileged materials, the trial court rendered judgment granting the bill of discovery. The defendant appealed from the judgment to the Appellate Court and, upon a joint motion by the plaintiffs and the defendant, we transferred the appeal to this…