Master v. Savannah Surety Associates, Inc.

Smith, Judge.

The issue here is whether the trial court was authorized to impose the sanction of dismissal against Master’s lawsuit following Master’s refusal, on self-incrimination grounds, to comply with an order compelling discovery by answering questions propounded by Savannah Surety Associates. Finding the sanction authorized, we affirm.

Master, the plaintiff in this lawsuit, attended a defendant-sponsored deposition at which he invoked the self-incrimination privilege to refuse to answer numerous questions. The defendants sought, and obtained, a rule 37 (a) order compelling answers. CPA §…