Town of North Kingstown v. Ashley

This petition for certiorari raises the question whether Super. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(2) prohibits the production of the conclusion of an expert engaged in antici pation of litigation and in preparation for trial. It is a question of first impression in this state: 1

The facts are not in dispute. In 1957 the town of North Kingstown contracted with defendant Warren H. Ashley, as 'architect, and defendant Nils Johnson, Inc., as builder, for design and erection of a high school. In January 1958, Plantations Steel Company was hired by Nils Johnson, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as Johnson) as a…