Legal Opinion

Ex Parte Johnson

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided February 14, 1986No. 84-1119PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

This is a petition for writ of mandamus to compel the respondent trial judge to issue an order compelling defendant E.M. Toler, M.D., to produce the original of a certain medical record so that it may be delivered or transferred to plaintiff's documents expert in Landrum, South Carolina, for laboratory testing, inspection, and photographing. The writ is granted.

The petition alleges the following facts:

On January 14, 1985, petitioner, Larry M. Johnson, as administrator of the estate of Janice C. Johnson, deceased, filed a complaint in Mobile Circuit Court against Dr. E.M. Toler, Dr. P.J.…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Hickman v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  2. United States v. Procter & Gamble Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
  3. Ex Parte Dorsey Trailers, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1981
  4. Campbell v. Regal Typewriter Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1976
  5. Bracy v. Sippial Elec. Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1980

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3Cited by20 opinions

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  3. Ex Parte SmithSupreme Court of Alabama · 1999
  4. Ex Parte McMahanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1987
  5. Mobley v. C & D LoggingCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2008

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