Legal Opinion
Travelers Ins. Companies v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 31, 1983No. AO20249PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
HOLMDAHL, J.
Petitioners seek a writ of mandamus or, in the alternative, a writ of prohibition directing the San Francisco Superior Court to vacate its order requiring production of certain documents in the possession of Travelers Insurance Company and Phoenix Insurance Company and ordering one John Williams, or any other witness designated by those companies, to answer certain deposition questions.
We agree that the order should be vacated and direct issuance of a peremptory writ of mandate accordingly.
Statement of Facts
Travelers and Phoenix (hereafter Travelers) are the malpractice…
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