Ex Parte Sargent Industries, Inc.

This is a petition for a writ of mandamus which asks this Court to order the trial court to rescind its order compelling the petitioners to answer certain interrogatories. We deny the writ.

The respondent, a sanitation worker, filed an action seeking damages for injuries he allegedly received when his left hand was caught in a garbage compactor located on the truck from which he was working. His complaint alleged breach of warranties and negligence in the manufacture, design, and maintenance of the compactor.

The respondent propounded a set of ninety-nine interrogatories to the petitioners on…