Scourtes v. Fred W. Albrecht Grocery Co.

The plaintiff brought this action to recover for personal injuries alleged to have resulted from the defendant’s negligent maintenance of its premises. During the course of his preparation for “trial the plaintiff filed a motion for production of certain documents, among which were the statements of various witnesses and any documents, specifications or reports of the illumination of the premises upon which he was injured. The defendant responded to these requests with the mere assertion that it had no such statements or documents which were not privileged.

After consideration of the motion…