Palmer v. Palmer

ROBERTSON, Judge.

This case involves a petition for writ of mandamus.

Petitioner filed a motion for order of attachment in the circuit court in response to the failure to appear at a scheduled hearing of two subpoenaed witnesses. The trial court denied petitioner’s motion of attachment on the authority of Clark v. State ex rel. Williams, 527 So.2d 1306 (Ala.Civ.App.1988). Petitioner now seeks a writ of mandamus from this court ordering the trial court to compel the witnesses by attachment. Clark, the case relied on by the trial judge, provides in pertinent part:

“Attachments of absent subpoenaed…