Clark v. Second Judicial District Court

OPINION

The petitioners are co-executors of the estate of Wilbur D. May, deceased, and defendants in a suit brought in the respondent district court by May’s ex-wife, Binney A. Evans, the real party in interest. They now apply for a writ of mandamus or prohibition directing the district court to vacate two pretrial discovery orders. Petitioners claim that discovery of May’s prior wills and codicils, and of testimony of May’s attorney regarding a divorce settlement agreement between May and Evans, is barred by the attorney-client privilege. They also claim that the district court exceeded its…