Ex Parte Rowland

Russell Rowland petitions this Court for a writ of mandamus directing the Circuit Court of Houston County to permit certain discovery. The issue is whether the court abused its discretion in limiting discovery.

On September 27, 1994, Mr. Rowland brought an action against Bondy's Ford, Inc., and Bondy's agent, Skip Jackson, for damages for breach of contract, breach of express warranty, fraudulent misrepresentation, reckless misrepresentation, and suppression. Mr. Rowland alleged that the defendants had fraudulently induced him to purchase an automobile by misrepresenting to him that the…